Shafaq News/ A senior security official announced on Wednesday the release of a senior officer kidnapped by gunmen in Baghdad.

The source told Shafaq News that a force headed by the director of fight against criminals released Major General Yasser Abdul Jabbar, director of the Higher Institute of the Interior Ministry, without further details.

A few days ago, activists circulated on social media a video showing the abduction of Major General Abdul Jabbar, which took place in broad daylight in central Baghdad.