Turkish security forces nab 8 Daesh/ISIS suspects

By Emrah Gokmen

ISTANBUL (AA) – Türkiye arrested eight people for links to the Daesh/ISIS terror group in Istanbul, security sources said on Wednesday.

Istanbul Police Department Anti-Terrorism Branch teams are working to uncover the terror group's activities, added the sources, who asked not to be named due to restrictions on speaking to the media.

Later, the suspects were caught in simultaneous operations in Istanbul.

In 2013, Türkiye became one of the first countries to declare Daesh/ISIS a terror group.

It has since been attacked by the terror group several times, with 315 people killed and hundreds injured in at least 10 suicide bombings, seven bomb attacks, and four armed assaults.

In response, Türkiye launched anti-terror operations at home and abroad to prevent further attacks.

* Writing by Seda Sevencan​​​​​​​