Iraq: Kurdish security forces seize arms held by Ansar al-Islam islamist group and arrested one of its members in Arbil
The Iraq Kurdistan Region’s security agency, or asayesh, seized a large arms cache belonging to the Ansar al-Islam group in the outskirts of Arbil province and arrested a member of the group, according to a statement by the agency.
“The asayesh anti-terrorism department seized a cache containing weapons belonging to terrorists of the Ansar al-Islam (Supporters of Islam) group and arrested one of its members,” read the statement received by Aswat al-Iraq news agency.
The explosives had been brought from outside the Iraq Kurdistan Region and were carried gradually into Arbil, it added.