Baku, Azerbaijan, Jan. 25
By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:
Ten militants of the terrorist group "Islamic State" (aka IS, ISIS or ISIL) were detained in Istanbul, the Anadolu Agency reported Jan. 25.
The detainees are suspected in recruiting Turkish citizens for their involvement in illegal armed groups in Syria.
As many as 68 people were detained during anti-terrorist operations in seven provinces of Turkey on Jan. 13.
Earlier, it was reported that 450 Turkish citizens joined the terrorist group IS in Syria during 2015.
Turkey's intelligence service said it had information that Turkish citizens, who underwent training with the IS militants, intend to return to the country to stage terrorist attacks there.
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