Syria says key ISIL leader captured near Damascus

1 week ago

Syria has said that a senior leader of ISIL (ISIS) group had been captured in a joint operation by Syrian security forces and the US-led international coalition in the countryside of the capital, Damascus. The suspect, Taha al-Zoubi, also known as Abu Omar Tibiya, served as ISIL’s so-called "wali," or governor, for Damascus, according to Syrian officials. He was arrested late on Wednesday