Saudi Arabia on Tuesday announced that the leader of the Islamic State’s Yemen branch was captured in joint counterterrorism operation this month on a house in southern Yemen.
Saudi and Yemeni forces captured Abu Osama al-Muhajer and other members of ISIL during a raid on June 3.
According to Turki al-Maliki, a spokesman for the Saudi-led military coalition fighting in Yemen at captured on a house that was under surveillance.
Three other members of the group, including its chief financial officer, were also caught in the 10-minute raid.
Weapons, ammunition and telecommunication devices were also recovered during the operation. The joint forces described the operation as a significant blow to the terrorist group Daesh (ISIL), especially in Yemen.
ISIL’s Yemen offshoot was established in late 2014.
