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At least seven people were rounded up in Turkey’s eastern Elazig province on Tuesday over their suspected links to Daesh terrorist organization, according to a police source.
Suspects were detained in simultaneous operations carried out by Police Special Forces in Elazig, said the source, who asked not to be named due to restrictions on speaking to the media.
Among the suspects were four Syrian and three Iraqi nationals.
Security forces have been involved in a long-running campaign to clear Daesh terrorists from Turkey.
More than 300 people lost their lives in Daesh-claimed attacks in Turkey, where the terror organization has targeted civilians in suicide bomb, rocket, and gun attacks in recent years.
A Turkish soldier and a civilian were martyred and three others injured in an attack by PKK terrorists in southeastern Hakkari province, the governorship announced Tuesday.In a statement, the Hakkari Governor’s Office said the soldier was martyred from wounds sustained in a cross-border PKK attack on a base zone around Mt. Guven in Cukurca district.A work machine operator suffering injuries in the attack succumbed to his wounds.The cross-border attack was carried out by the PKK terrorists with two guided missiles thrown from the Iraqi side of the Turkish border, it added.90 PKK/KCK suspects arrested across TurkeyInvestigations on the incident continue.Meanwhile the Turkish General Staff said on Twitter that at least three armed terrorists were “neutralized” by airstrikes carried out in northern Iraq’s Avasin-Basyan region on Monday.Turkish authorities often use the word "neutralized" in their statements to imply the terrorists in question either surrendered or were killed or captured.The PKK -- listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU -- has been responsible for the death of some 40,000 people in its more than 30-year terror campaign against Turkey.
PKK attack martyrs soldier, civilian in SE Turkey
Security forces arrested at least 23 suspects on Monday, including 18 active-duty soldiers, over alleged links to the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETÖ), the group behind the 2016 defeated coup in Turkey, according to police sources.In an operation based in Van, eastern Turkey, counter-terrorism police conducted raids nationwide, in the provinces of Afyonkarahisar, Trabzon, Mardin, Istanbul, Giresun, Amasya, Burdur, Gaziantep, Kahramanmaras, Karabuk, Konya, Isparta, and Izmir to apprehend the active-duty soldiers, according to a statement by the provincial security directorate. The operation remains ongoing to apprehend one more suspect, it added.Meanwhile in another operation, five suspects were arrested for allegedly using ByLock, an encrypted smartphone app used by FETO members, said a security source on condition of anonymity due to restrictions on speaking to the media.Counter-terrorism police carried out raids in the Karabuk-based operation in Istanbul, Kocaeli, Gaziantep, Aydin, and Yozgat, the source added.FETÖ and its U.S.-based leader Fetullah Gulen orchestrated the defeated coup on July 15, 2016, which left 251 people martyred and nearly 2,200 injured.Ankara also accuses FETÖ of being behind a long-running campaign to overthrow the state through the infiltration of Turkish institutions, particularly the military, police, and judiciary.Turkey: 90 PKK/KCK suspects arrested in eight cities
Turkish police arrest 23 FETÖ-linked suspects
Security forces arrested 90 PKK/KCK terror suspects across Turkey during simultaneous operations carried out at midnight, the Interior Ministry said.In a statement, the ministry said 80 arrests were made in southeastern Diyarbakir province. Others took place in Istanbul, southern Mersin, and southeastern Van, Sirnak, Sanliurfa, Batman and Mardin provinces.Many terror group-related documents and digital material were seized during the operations.In its more than 30-year terror campaign against Turkey, the PKK -- listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU -- has been responsible for the deaths of some 40,000 people, including women and children.Turkish army neutralizes nine PKK terrorists in northern IraqPKK is hiding behind US flags in Manbij: Syrian Turkmen Council head
90 PKK/KCK suspects arrested across Turkey