Turkey arrests 4 foreign Daesh terror suspects

Fighters against Daesh hold up a Daesh flag in Mosul after the city was liberated from the terrorist organisation [PaulGrantBilous/Twitter]

Turkish police arrested four Daesh terror suspects in Adana province, according to security sources Sunday, reports Anadolu Agency.

The suspects were arrested by provincial police in Adana at dawn, said the source who asked not to be named due to the security concerns.

The Syrian nationals suspects entered Turkey from the Syria border and were plotting a terror attack in the southern province.

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Since recognising Daesh as a terror group in 2013, Turkey has been attacked by Daesh terrorists numerous times, including 10 suicide bombings, seven bombings, and four armed attacks that killed 315 people and injured hundreds.

In response to the attacks, Turkey launched anti-terror operations at home and abroad, neutralising 3,500 Daesh terrorists and arresting 5,500.

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