At least 9 individuals with suspected hyperlinks to the Daesh/ISIS terror group have been arrested in Türkiye‘s capital Ankara, safety sources stated on Tuesday.
They have been caught in simultaneous operations throughout the capital by counterterrorism and intelligence forces, stated the sources, who requested to not be named attributable to restrictions on talking to the media.
The suspects have been discovered to keep up a correspondence with Daesh/ISIS terrorists in battle zones, and numerous digital supplies and organizational paperwork have been additionally seized within the raids, the sources stated.
Operations are underway to nab yet another suspect, the sources added.
In 2013, Türkiye grew to become one of many first international locations to declare Daesh/ISIS a terrorist group.
The nation has since been attacked by the fear group a number of instances, with over 300 individuals killed and lots of extra injured in not less than 10 suicide bombings, seven bomb assaults, and 4 armed assaults.