ANKARA, Jul 2 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Türkiye, yesterday, detained 13 Daesh suspects, in police raids in southern Mersin province, the state-run TRT broadcaster reported.
The police revealed that the suspects entered the country illegally, and some of them were allegedly responsible for money transfers on behalf of the group.
Upon examining a hard disk-drive, belonging to a suspect detained previously, the police found many photographs of the group’s members, as well as, images of conflicts, executions, and propaganda of the extremist group and extended the scope of the investigation.
An operation was carried out at the residence of 14 suspects, early yesterday, with the participation of 200 police officers. 13 of the suspects were detained, and the search continued for the remaining one person.
The Turkish government designated the Daesh, a terrorist organisation in 2013, blaming the group for a spate of deadly attacks in Türkiye since 2015. The Turkish counter-terrorism forces have been conducting operations against the Daesh members in the country.
Türkiye’s southern border with Syria has been a major crossing point for Syrians and foreign fighters, since the crisis started in the neighbouring country in 2011.– NNN-ANADOLU
