Türkiye nabs 15 al-Qaeda, Daesh/ISIS terror suspects

By Emrah Gokmen

ISTANBUL (AA) - At least 15 suspects were arrested in Istanbul by security teams on Wednesday as part of anti-terror operations against the terror groups Daesh/ISIS and al-Qaeda.

Anti-terror police launched simultaneous operations at 12 different locations in Istanbul against “foreign terrorist fighters,” said security sources, who asked not to be named due to restrictions on speaking to the media.

The 15 people arrested in the operation were all foreign nationals, it added.

Türkiye was one of the first countries to declare Daesh/ISIS a terror group.

The country has since been attacked by the terror organization multiple times. It has carried out at least 10 suicide bombings, seven bomb attacks, and four armed attacks, killing 315 people and injuring hundreds more.

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

*Writing by Gozde Bayar