“The detained individual is believed to be a Special Groups leader for the Bayaa province in Western Baghdad”, the Multi-National Force – Iraq (MNF-I) said in a statement.
The MNF-I said that the Special Groups were believed to have “direct ties to the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps Quds Force (IRGC-QF)”.
“These Special Groups terrorists are suspected of killing Iraqi citizens, directing attacks against Coalition Forces, and promoting sectarian violence”, it said.
Coalition troops confiscated a vehicle, two computers, photographs and various documents during the raid.