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Turkish authorities detained 125 suspected Islamic State members in coordinated raids across 25 provinces to disrupt planned attacks during the Christmas–New Year holiday, officials said.
- Wednesday , Turkish authorities detained 125 suspected Islamic State members in simultaneous raids across 25 provinces, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said.
- Following the Yalova gunbattle, authorities launched raids after intelligence showed operatives planned attacks targeting Christmas and New Year events, Istanbul chief prosecutor's office said.
- Police and gendarmerie units coordinated with chief public prosecutors' offices and national counterterrorism and intelligence departments to execute simultaneous raids, seizing digital materials and organisational documents.
- Authorities placed nationwide security on high alert, deploying cameras, license-plate and facial recognition systems and mobilising all Interior Ministry units, with nearly 600 people detained over the past week and preventive measures running from December 30 to January 2.
- Given Turkey's history of IS attacks, including the 2017 Istanbul New Year's Eve nightclub attack , Germany's Foreign Ministry and Australia issued travel warnings amid regional IS activity in Syria and Iraq.
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Turkey detains 357 ISIS suspects in nationwide police raids
Turkish police detained 357 people on Tuesday in large-scale, coordinated operations targeting the Islamic State group, according to the country’s Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya. Authorities carried out raids across 21 provinces following a deadly clash between police and ISIS militants in Yalova, a small northwestern city, amid heightened security ahead of New Year’s celebrations. Three police officers and six presumed ISIS militants, all Turk…
Turkey's Minister of the Interior, Ali Yerlikaya, reported another large-scale operation on Wednesday...
Turkish security forces have again carried out raids against the "Islamic State". According to Interior Minister Yerlikaya, there were operations in 25 provinces, with 125 suspected ISIS members arrested.[more]]>
Turkey arrests hundreds of suspected Islamic State militants in crackdown
Turkey says it has detained another 125 suspected Islamic State militants after carrying out dozens of simultaneous raids across the country. Over the last week Turkish security forces have arrested hundreds of IS suspects, accusing them of planning attacks over Christmas and the New Year.
Türkiye steps up anti-IS raids, arresting 125 suspects
Türkiye on Wednesday (Dec 31) detained another 125 Islamic State group suspects in a string of nationwide raids, a minister said, following warnings that IS militants planned attacks over the holidays.Nearly 600 people have now been detained in anti-IS raids over the past week.
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