Saudi Special Forces Capture ISIS Leader In Yemen

The Saudi-led coalition has been fighting in Yemen since 2015 [File: Ali Owidha/Reuters]

Al Jazeera: ISIL leader in Yemen captured, says Saudi-led coalition

Saudi and Yemeni forces captured Abu Osama al-Muhajer and other members of ISIL during a raid on June 3, says official.

Saudi and Yemeni forces have captured the head of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant's (ISIL or ISIS) branch in Yemen, according to an official.

Abu Osama al-Muhajer was captured in a June 3 raid on a house that was under surveillance, Turki al-Maliki, a spokesman for the Saudi-led military coalition fighting in Yemen, said in a statement on Tuesday.

Thee other members of the group, including its chief financial officer, were also caught in the 10-minute operation.

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