Uncle of the head of 'Islamic State' is arrested in Iraq - media

Two relatives of the leader of the terrorist group "Islamic State" Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi were arrested in Iraq.Among those taken into custody was his uncle.The arrests were made after the military operation in the province of Salah al-Din near Samarra, where recently the Iraqi army and police were fighting the extremists, reports TASS.

Two relatives of the leader of the terrorist group "Islamic State" Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi were arrested in Iraq.

Among those taken into custody was his uncle.

The arrests were made after the military operation in the province of Salah al-Din near Samarra, where recently the Iraqi army and police were fighting the extremists, reports TASS.