Türkiye nabs 16 foreign nationals in operation against Daesh/ISIS terror group

By Ugur Ulu

BURSA, Türkiye (AA) - At least 16 foreign nationals were nabbed in an operation against the Daesh/ISIS terror group in northwestern Türkiye, a security source said on Thursday.

Security forces in Bursa province carried out simultaneous operations to nab the suspects, who were found to be operating on behalf of the terrorist organization in Syria and Iraq, the source said.

The suspects are Syrian, Iraqi, and Azerbaijani nationals.

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

The country has since been attacked by Daesh/ISIS terrorists multiple times, with 315 people killed and hundreds more 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 Gozde Bayar in Ankara