Iraq police arrest 3 in Mosul for suspected Daesh links

By Ahmed Qassem

NINEVEH, Iraq (AA) - Iraqi police on Wednesday arrested three suspected members of a Daesh terrorist cell in the city of Mosul, regional capital of the northern Nineveh province.

Speaking to Anadolu Agency, Nineveh Police Chief Hamad al-Jabouri said the trio had been arrested in western Mosul’s Al-Matahen district.

Meanwhile, a fourth individual -- suspected of involvement in local organized crime -- was also found and arrested in western Mosul’s Al-Nahrawan neighborhood, according to al-Jabouri.

Late last year, officials in Baghdad said Daesh's military presence in Iraq had been all but destroyed. It appears, however, that the terrorist group still maintains a presence in certain parts of the country, including Nineveh province.