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| Turkish police arrest 119 in major ISIS-related crackdown |
| 2024-09-05 |
Article dated 30 August 2024. We missed it last Friday. [KhaamaPress] Ottoman Turkish state news agencies reported that the police have arrested 119 individuals on charges of collaborating with ISIS.On August 30, Anatolia News Agency reported that Ottoman Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya stated that the operation, known as "Mace 10," was conducted by the Ottoman Turkish police’s intelligence and counter-terrorism units. Ottoman Turkish security forces in 23 provinces jointly arrested 119 individuals as a result of the operation. The report noted that all detainees have been handed over to the Ottoman Turkish judiciary. Earlier, on August 25, the Interior Minister mentioned that security forces had detained 72 individuals suspected of links to ISIS across 13 cities. In early April, ...the decaying remnant of the Ottoman Empire... ’s Interior Ministry announced that nearly 3,000 people had been arrested over the past ten months on charges of ISIS membership. The increased activities of ISIS in the region have raised significant security concerns for neighboring countries. The resurgence of the group has heightened fears of cross-border terrorist activities and regional instability, prompting stronger counter-terrorism measures and cooperation among affected nations. |
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