31 Daesh Suspects Arrested in Turkey: Report

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Turkish police arrested 31 suspects linked to the Daesh (ISIL or ISIS) terror group in central and eastern Turkey, security sources said on Monday.

Police in central Kayseri province arrested nine Iraqi nationals in simultaneous operations over their terror activities in Iraq and Syria, said the sources who asked not to be named due to restrictions on speaking to the media.

In a separate operation, security forces in eastern Batman province arrested 22 suspects, Anadolu Agency reported.

During the operations, weapons, ammunition, digital materials and organizational documents were also seized, they said.

Turkey has been attacked by Daesh terrorists numerous times. They include 10 suicide bombings, seven bombings and a total of four armed attacks which killed 315 people and injured hundreds.