a minute agoTurkish police detain 82 suspected ISIS members
Periskopi(8 years ago)
(8 years ago)Turkish police have detained 82 suspected members of militant group I SIS. According to news agency reports, Anadolu, 77 are foreign, Reuters broadcast. It has also been said that anti-terrorism police have targeted suspects who have acted on behalf of jihadists, going to conflict areas in Syria and [...]
According to news agency reports, Anadolu, 77 are foreign, Reuters broadcast.
It has also been said that anti-terrorism police have targeted suspects who have acted on behalf of jihadists, going to conflict areas in Syria and Iraq, as well as preparing terrorist attacks in Turkey.
Although no data has been provided on which locations the shares were conducted, it has been reported that raids took place in 10 districts.
Turkey has been a partner of the United States-led coalition against Islamic State fighters (IS).
So far this country has detained more than 5,000 suspected members of the militant group, the Islamic State and expelled thousands of other foreign militants during the previous years.
Turkish police have stepped up their operations against the suspected IS militants following the New Year's Eve attack in 2017.
39 people remain dead in this attack at a nightclub in Istanbul.
The militant group, the Islamic State, claimed responsibility for the attack.
