The arrest of top ISIS financiers deals fresh blow to the terrorist group in Iraq

The arrest of top ISIS financiers deals fresh blow to the terrorist group in Iraq

Ten members of a key financial network for ISIS have been arrested in Iraq, the US-led coalition fighting the militants announced Thursday.

Iraqi commandos and Kurdish counter-terrorism forces arrested the members of the al-Rawi network in operations October 7-9 in Baghdad and Erbil in northern Iraq, the coalition said in a statement.

According to the coalition commander, US Army Lieutenant General Paul LaCamera, the arrests “deal a major blow to the desperate attempts by ISIS to re-emerge in Iraq.”

“Those who provide support to ISIS, in any way, will face the consequences,” he said.

Source: Aawsat