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Turkish police arrested 357 suspects in 21 provinces targeting IS cells planning attacks during Christmas and New Year, including financiers and recruiters, officials said.
- On Tuesday, Turkish police detained 357 suspects across 21 provinces including Istanbul, Ankara and Yalova, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said in a statement posted on X.
- An intelligence-led raid in Istanbul's Esenyurt district on December 27, when a suspect injured two officers, prompted authorities to accelerate Operation Kahraman-40 targeting New Year plots.
- Officials said they seized encrypted communication devices, fake identity documents and ISIS-related propaganda, while the Istanbul Chief Prosecutor's Office reported raids on 114 addresses detaining 110 people and Ankara police held 17 suspects including 11 foreign nationals.
- Detainees are now under interrogation with some expected to be remanded or deported, while President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan offered condolences at funerals for the three officers in Yalova and authorities detained over 100 individuals for provocative posts.
- While IS lost territory years ago, it continues attacks and Turkey has stepped up operations this year, following deadly strikes like the 2015 Ankara peace rally bombing and the 2017 Reina nightclub attack on Jan. 1, 2017.
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In Turkey, the police once again carried out a large-scale operation against the terrorist militia ISIS.
This Wednesday, the Turkish Interior Minister reported that the Turkish police arrested 357 persons associated with the Islamic State in 21 provinces. On the second day, three police were killed.
Turkey detains 357 Islamic State suspects nationwide after deadly clash
Turkish police detained 357 suspects in a nationwide operation against Islamic State on Tuesday, the interior minister said, a day after three police officers and six militants were killed in a gunfight in northwest Turkey.
In recent weeks, Turkey has increased its netting against Daesh, which was planning attacks during the end of the year. The police have arrested 357 people in one attack.
Turkish security forces detained 357 people on Tuesday in nationwide operations against the Islamic State (IS, ISIS) militant group, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said.
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