Shafaq News/ A force from Iraq's National Security Agency (NSA) apprehended a group of four persons with links to the Islamic State (ISIS) organization in western Nineveh.

According to the Security Media Cell (SMC), the arrestees confessed to extorting sums from the citizens to fund the terrorist organization.

After their statements, the arrestees were transferred to the custody of relevant judicial parties to continue the legal proceedings, SMC said.