SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Kurdish security forces detained a “wanted terrorist” in Sulaimani province, said the Iraqi defense ministry on Monday.
The directorate of intelligence and Asayish (security) arrested the suspect who was wanted by Khalidiya court in Anbar province, the defense ministry said in a statement.
“The person was in Sulaimani and he was wanted in accordance with Article 4 of anti-terrorism law,” it added.
Iraqi forces have carried out several operations against wanted persons and Islamic State (ISIS) suspects in coordination with the Kurdish forces in the past months.
Two more ISIS suspects were detained in Sulaimani in coordination with the Kurdistan forces, an Iraqi military spokesman said on Sunday.
The federal government announced victory over ISIS by the end of 2017 after Iraqi and Kurdish forces backed by U.S.-led Coalition regained control of areas once captured by the militant group.
Despite its defeat, ISIS still poses a threat to the security and stability of the country as there are still sleeper cells in Iraq.
