Turkey detains ten suspected of recruiting for Daesh

Published January 25th, 2016 - 08:00 GMT
Al Bawaba
Al Bawaba

At least ten people have been detained in Turkish capital Ankara early Monday for allegedly being recruiters for Daesh.

According to security sources, the early morning operation by Ankara "anti-terror" police squads targeted suspects upon charges of recruiting for Daesh and having links with the Daesh forces on the ground.

Turkey lists Daesh as a terrorist group.

On Jan. 12, a suspected Daesh suicide bomber killed 10 people -- mostly German tourists -- and wounded 15 others at Istanbul's Sultanahmet district. 

On Oct. 10, 2015, twin suicide bombings killed 103 people during a rally outside capital Ankara's main train station. The attack was blamed on Daesh. 

Thirty-three people were killed and 104 others were wounded when a suicide bomber detonated his explosive belt in the Suruc town of the southeastern province of Sanliurfa. Daesh claimed responsibility for the attack.

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