Turkey Says 25 Daesh-Linked Foreigners Detained
The suspects reportedly had contacts with terrorists in conflict zones, reports said.
Twenty-four of them were identified as Iraqi nationals.
Police are searching for four other suspects as part of the operation, the Daily Sabah reported.
The terrorist group has been trying to establish a new formation in Turkey after receiving a heavy blow in Iraq and Syria. According to testimony by terrorists detained in previous operations in Adana province, Daesh had been trying to kidnap judges, prosecutors and tourist groups as ransom in return for Daesh terrorists held in Iraq and Syria.
Turkey detained the so-called “Turkey emir” of Daesh, named Mahmut Ozden, in August. He was planning to carry out an attack on Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque and target politicians, nongovernmental organization (NGO) heads and other prominent figures in Turkey, according to the official investigation.
