Baku, Azerbaijan, Aug. 26
By Rufiz Hafizoglu – Trend:
Twenty members of the “Islamic State” (aka IS, ISIL, ISIS or Daesh) terrorist organization have been detained in Turkish province of Konya during a special operation, Anadolu agency reported Aug. 26.
All detainees are citizens of Turkey. Searches are currently underway at their homes.
On Aug. 24 morning, the Turkish Air Force with the support of the coalition aircraft launched an operation to liberate the city of Jarabulus from the IS militants in northern Syria, near Aleppo city.
The operation was carried out under the name “Shield of the Euphrates.”
Earlier, it was reported that Turkish tanks entered Syria. Syria has been suffering from an armed conflict since March 2011, which, according to the UN, has so far claimed over 500,000 lives.
Militants from various armed groups are confronting the Syrian government troops. The “Islamic State” (IS, ISIL, ISIS or Daesh) is the most active terrorist group in Syria.
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