Turkey detains 357 suspected IS members in nationwide raids

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Greater than 350 suspected Islamic State group (IS) members have been detained as a part of nationwide police operations in Turkey.

Inside Minister Ali Yerlikaya mentioned 357 suspects had been apprehended throughout 21 provinces in coordinated raids on Tuesday morning.

It comes only a day after three law enforcement officials and 6 alleged militants had been killed throughout an eight hour siege within the northwestern city of Yalova. One other eight law enforcement officials and a safety pressure member had been injured.

Lower than per week in the past, authorities arrested one other 115 suspects who prosecutors mentioned had been planning assaults concentrating on non-Muslims throughout Christmas and New Yr's.

In a submit on X, Yerlikaya mentioned Tuesday's operations came about throughout the nation, together with in Ankara, Istanbul and Yalova.

"Simply as we now have by no means given a possibility to those that attempt to carry this nation to its knees with terrorism, we'll by no means give them a possibility sooner or later both," he added.

The inside minister additionally shared a video showing to point out dozens of counter-terrorism officers participating within the operations and detaining a number of folks.

Raids on addresses in Istanbul and two different provinces - the place 110 folks had been detained, in line with the prosecutor's workplace - noticed officers seize paperwork and digital supplies, whereas footage on native media additionally confirmed a variety of weapons, together with knifes and bullets.

An announcement from the Istanbul chief prosecutor's workplace mentioned intelligence had urged the suspects may try an assault on New Yr's Day.

It additionally famous 41 of these detained had suspected hyperlinks to the conflict in Yalova on Monday.

Inside minister Yerlikaya mentioned one other 16 people had been detained in Yalova for making "provocative posts" on social media.

The funerals of the three workplaces killed in Yalova - named as İlker Pehlivan, Turgut Külünk, and Yasin Koçyiğit - had been held on Tuesday.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan supplied his condolences to their households, and mentioned Turkey would proceed its combat in opposition to "bloodthirsty criminals who threaten the peace of our nation and the safety of our state".

Earlier this month, authorities carried out mass raids and arrested 115 folks. Officers mentioned IS supporters had been actively planning assaults throughout Turkey, significantly in opposition to non-Muslims on Christmas and New Yr's Day.

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Turkey's safety companies frequently goal folks with suspected hyperlinks to IS.

The nation shares a 900km (560 mile) border with Syria, the place the group continues to function in elements of the nation.

Syria's president Ahmed al-Sharaa, who has shut ties to the Turkish authorities, has vowed to work with the US and Europe to root out surviving components of IS.