Turkish police arrest 7 Daesh/ISIS terror suspects

By Mustafa Gungor

IZMIR, Turkey (AA) - Turkey arrested seven suspects linked to the Daesh/ISIS terror group in the country’s west, security sources said on Tuesday.

Police in Izmir province conducted an operation to catch the suspects -- five of them are Syrian nationals -- who had entered Turkey from conflict zones.

The suspects were in contact with people in conflict zones and were plotting terrorist attacks, according to the police.

The police carried out an anti-terror operation in Izmir’s city center as well as in Tire district to arrest the suspect.

Turkey recognized Daesh/ISIS as a terrorist group in 2013. Since then, the country has been attacked by Daesh/ISIS terrorists numerous times, including 10 suicide bombings, seven bombings, and four armed attacks which killed 315 people and injured hundreds.

In response, Turkey has launched military and police operations inside the country and abroad to prevent terrorist attacks.