Syria announces arrest of ISIL leader al-Zoubi 

Syria’s Interior Ministry has announced the arrest of Taha al-Zoubi, a leading figure in the ISIS (also known as ISIL) group in the Damascus countryside, Syria’s SANA news agency reported.

The report said a “tightly executed security operation” was carried out that led to the arrest of al-Zoubi.

“A suicide belt and a military weapon were seized in his possession,” the report added.

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