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Turkish raids: mass arrest of suspected insurgents

2015-07-27 59 Dailymotion

Police have arrested scores of suspected militants in dawn raids across Turkey.<br /><br /> It is part of an operation targeting the self-styled Islamic State group and the Kurdish PKK.<br /><br /> [#LATEST] #Turkey arrests dozens more in sweep against #ISIL, Kurdish militants http://t.co/Ukao3JmYpT pic.twitter.com/bHkb0NTKAn— Today's Zaman (@todayszamancom) 27 Juillet 2015<br /> <br /><br /> The crackdown on armed groups operating within Turkey’s borders comes alongside “air strikes on Syria and Iraq”: http://www.euronews.com/2015/07/27/turkey-launches-new-wave-of-attacks-against-pkk/.<br /><br /> Hundreds arrested<br /><br /> Media reports suggest more than 800 have been taken into custody in the last week.<br /><br /> Hundreds of officers have swept through parts of the capital, Ankara. <br /><br /> 15 people suspected of links to IS have been arrested. 11 are foreign nationals.<br /><br /> 19 people alleged to be connected to the PKK have been arrested in the south-eastern city of Adiyaman.

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