Iraqi authorities nab Islamic State 'governor' of Fallujah

Abu Ali al-Jumaili's arrest comes as Kurdish-led forces captured another IS official across the border in Syria.
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A member of the Iraqi government forces stands guard on a severely damaged street as Iraqi women walk past in the city of Fallujah, which was recaptured from the Islamic State nearly six months ago, in Iraq's western Anbar province on Dec. 29, 2016. - SABAH ARAR/AFP via Getty Images
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Iraq’s intelligence services captured the Islamic State’s governor of Fallujah in an operation coordinated with security forces of the country’s Kurdistan Region, Iraq’s military said Monday.

The US-led coalition to defeat IS confirmed the arrest following an statement by Iraq’s Security Media Cell.

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