Abdul Nasser Qirdash, once a candidate to replace Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi as head of ISIS, was arrested by Iraqi security forces on Wednesday
Daily Mail: ISIS chief once tipped to replace Baghdadi is captured in raid by Iraqi special forces
* Abdul Nasser Qirdash, a top ISIS commander, has been detained inside Iraq
* He ran one of the terror group's top commissions, according to Iraqi intelligence
* Qirdash was also in the running to replace Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi as leader of ISIS
A top ISIS commander has been captured by Iraqi special forces, the country's national intelligence service has claimed.
Abdul Nasser Qirdash, once a candidate to replace Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi as head of ISIS, was arrested on Wednesday.
He was head of one of the terror group's top commissions and served under Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi, who led one of the groups that preceded ISIS, they said.
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Update #1: Iraq arrests ISIS leader Abdulnasser al-Qirdash said to be al-Baghdadi’s successor (Al Arabiya)
Update #2: Iraq announces arrest of ISIL number two Nasser al-Qirdash (Al Jazeera)
WNU Editor: It is hard to believe that these characters are still running around. This capture is a hit to the terror group.
