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Turkey Detains Hundreds in ISIS Sweep as New Year Plots Disrupted

Prosecutors describe a network of recruiters, financiers, propagandists supporting planned attacks.

Overview

  • Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said police detained 357 suspects across 21 provinces in coordinated raids on Tuesday.
  • Istanbul prosecutors reported operations at 114 addresses that detained 110 suspects after issuing 115 arrest warrants tied to planned holiday attacks.
  • Officials said 41 of the wanted individuals are linked to militants involved in the Yalova case and to plans for similar attacks in Istanbul province.
  • Police killed six ISIS militants in Yalova during an hours-long operation that left three law-enforcement officers dead, eight injured, and five suspects detained.
  • Istanbul authorities announced truck entry bans in eight districts with heightened checks at malls, airports and other crowded sites, and MIT last week detained an ISIS operative preparing a New Year attack.