Iraqi security forces arrest senior IS militant

BAGHDAD, April 28 (Xinhua) -- The Iraqi security forces detained the former chief of the so-called "Islamic Police" in Mosul affiliated with the extremist Islamic State (IS) group, the Iraqi military said on Sunday.

Based on intelligence reports and continuous tracking, the security forces spotted the terrorist nicknamed Abu Saqr in Mosul, the capital of the northern province of Nineveh, following his entry into