Turkey detains 30 ISIS suspects in Adana: Report
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Turkish soldiers stand guard at a courthouse in Istanbul on Dec 27, 2016.
PHOTO: AFP
ISTANBUL (REUTERS) - Turkish police detained 30 people suspected of links to ISIS in the southern province of Adana, the Dogan news agency reported on Friday (Dec 30), as clashes between Turkish soldiers and the militant group intensified in northern Syria.
In an operation backed by helicopters, counter-terror squad police carried out simultaneous raids on 40 addresses in the area, using battering rams to break open doors, the agency said.
It said the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) suspects were taken to Adana police headquarters after routine health checks.
Turkey launched a military incursion into Syria on Aug 24 in support of Syrian rebels to try to drive ISIS away from the border area, and has frequently carried out raids on suspected militant safe-houses in Istanbul and other cities.
