The Iraqi Intelligence Service announced the arrest of the person nominated to succeed the terrorist leader of "ISIS" Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, who was killed by American forces in a US raid in the Syrian city of Idlib.

According to the Iraqi News Agency, the intelligence service announced, on Wednesday, the arrest of Abdel Nasser Qirdash, indicating that he is the candidate for the succession of the terrorist leader "ISIS" Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

"This was according to accurate intelligence information," state media quoted the agency as saying.

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