Iraq's Military Intelligence Detains IS Spy Involved In Execution Of Civilians - Statement

Iraqi military intelligence officers have arrested a spy of the Islamic State terrorist group (IS, outlawed in Russia), who was involved in a mass execution of civilians in the northern Iraqi province of Nineveh, the intelligence directorate said in a statement obtained by Sputnik

BAGHDAD (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 01st May, 2019) Iraqi military intelligence officers have arrested a spy of the Islamic State terrorist group (IS, outlawed in Russia), who was involved in a mass execution of civilians in the northern Iraqi province of Nineveh, the intelligence directorate said in a statement obtained by Sputnik.

"Units of the military intelligence directorate ... have managed to detain one of the spies, who worked for IS on the left side of Mosul," the statement said.

According to the statement, this terrorist reported about families that had fled from IS attacks and this led to the detention of these families and the execution of 40 people.

Iraq has long been suffering from activities of various terrorist groups. In 2014, vast territories of the state were occupied by jihadists of the IS. The Iraqi army has successfully fought back against IS. In the end of 2017, then Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Abadi declared an end to the country's fight against the infamous terrorist group as Iraq's troops re-established complete control over the country's Syrian border.

The terrorist group was notorious for performing numerous mass executions of civilians during the existence of its so-called caliphate.