UPDATE - Turkey arrests 25 Daesh/ISIS terror suspects

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By Orhan Onur Gemici

ANKARA (AA) – A total of 25 Iraqi nationals were arrested in the Turkish capital Ankara over their suspected links to the Daesh/ISIS terror group, a security source said on Friday.

Police teams launched an operation to arrest 26 suspects for their alleged links to conflict zones, said the source on condition of anonymity due to restrictions on speaking to the media.

Efforts are ongoing to arrest the remaining suspect.

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

The country has since been attacked by the terror group multiple times, with over 300 people killed and hundreds more injured in at least 10 suicide bombings, seven bomb attacks and four armed assaults.

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

*Writing by Seda Sevencan in Istanbul​​​​​​​