Iraqi security forces have arrested a key Islamic State (ISIS) affiliate in Diyala Province, who was allegedly distributing stipends to families of ISIS members. 

The National Security Agency of Iraq stated that the suspect was "apprehended after a month-long surveillance operation and was involved in the distribution of funds to terrorist families."

In separate operations across Basra, Kirkuk, Anbar, and Nineveh, eight additional individuals were detained under terrorism-related warrants. 

The agency noted that these arrests were made "based on precise intelligence and judicial approvals."

Authorities also reported seizing two major caches of munitions linked to ISIS—one in al-Yusufiya south of Baghdad and the other in the desert of al-Razazah in Anbar Province.

According to the statement, the seized items included “one kilogram of TNT, 16 rocket launchers, 100 detonators, 17 hand grenades, and three kilograms of C4 explosive material."

The National Security Agency confirmed that the munitions were "neutralized on-site by the engineering team."

All detained suspects have been referred to judicial authorities for further proceedings, the agency said.

ISIS took control of swathes of Iraqi territory in 2014, announcing their so-called caliphate with the city of Mosul as its capital, until Iraqi and Kurdish forces, with assistance from the US-led coalition forces regained control of the taken territories in 2017, announcing the group as territorially defeated.

However, the group still conducts occasional hit-and-run attacks and ambushes in several Iraqi territories, specifically areas disputed between Erbil and Baghdad.