One of the men was a top aide to ISIS’ leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, according to two Iraqi officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity, the Straits Times reported.
President Donald Trump confirmed on Thursday that the five “most-wanted” ISIS leaders have been captured.
Reuters said Iraqi state TV showed the five men in yellow prisoner outfits and called them “some of the most wanted” leaders of the group.
The arrests have been confirmed by a statement from Iraq’s external intelligence agency, but no details were given.
The two anonymous Iraqi officials said that an Iraqi intelligence unit tracking undercover operations tailed Ismail Alwaan al-Ithawi, an Iraqi known by...