Sami Jasim al-Jaburi
Iraq says it has captured the jihadist group Islamic State's financial chief in an operation outside its borders.
Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi tweeted that Sami Jasim al-Jaburi was arrested in a complex external operation by Iraqi National Intelligence Service.
However, the Prime Minister did not specify a location.
He added that Mr. Jasim, also known as Hajji Hamid, was a deputy leader of IS under the late Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
The US had offered a US$5 million reward for information leading to his capture.
The FBI's Rewards for Justice website alleged that he was instrumental in managing finances for IS terrorist operations.
Jasim reportedly supervised the group's revenue-generating operations from illicit sales of oil, gas and minerals after it seized large swathes of Iraq and Syria in 2014.
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