At least nine foreign
nationals from Syria and Iraq were arrested in central Turkey on Tuesday over
their suspected links to the Daesh terror group, according to police sources. Police
in Kayseri province conducted a counter-terrorism operation to nab 10 suspects
sought with an arrest warrant.
Anti-terror police
arrested nine suspects — who were found to involved in terrorist activities for
Daesh in Syria and Iraq — with raids on various addresses. Police hunt to nab
the other terrorist continues. More than 300 people have been killed in Daesh-claimed
attacks in Turkey, where the terrorist group has targeted civilians in suicide
bombings, rocket, and gun attacks. Turkish security forces have been involved
in a long-running campaign to thwart the Daesh threat.
Some 2,000 people have
been arrested and 7,000 others deported in operations against Daesh in Turkey
while around 70,000 people have been denied entry to Turkey over their
suspected links to the terrorist group. Security forces have also foiled 10
attack plots. Figures show that some 18,500 suspects are currently being
monitored for links to the terror organization after being identified at
airports upon arrival.
Source: Daily Sabah- 2
July 2019
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