Turkish counterterrorism units enter a home during raids in an unspecified location in this undated file photo. (AA Photo)
Turkish security forces detained 26 foreign nationals as part of operations against the Daesh terrorist group in the capital Ankara early Monday.
The intelligence unit of Ankara Police found out that 30 suspects, including 28 Iraqi and two Syrian nationals had been communicating with Daesh terrorists in respective countries.
The police detained 26 suspects in raids and transferred them to the local migration authority for deportation procedures.
Police are still seeking the remaining four suspects.
Being one of the first countries that recognized Daesh as a terrorist group in 2013, Turkey has been frequently conducting domestic and cross-border operations against the group for years in order to eliminate a major global terrorism threat. In 2021’s domestic operations, 145 of those 850 – which includes several senior figures – have been imprisoned and some of them have also been repatriated.
In addition, documents and ammunition belonging to the terrorist group were seized during these operations.