During interrogation, the group told the NIA that they had “pledged allegiance” to Islamic State chief Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi. Islamic group leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. (File/Reuters photo) Islamic group leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. (File/Reuters photo)Of the five alleged Islamic State recruits arrested by the NIA from Hyderabad Wednesday, the group leader, Ibrahim Yazdani, has in the past attempted to go to Syria to fight alongside the outfit, agency sources said. He has worked in Saudi for two years,” an NIA officer said, adding that he was arrested when he applied for a Saudi visa.

Source: Indian Express July 02, 2016 19:07 UTC