Turkey Issues Arrest Warrants For IS Supporters In 12 Provinces - Reports

Turkey Issues Arrest Warrants for IS Supporters in 12 Provinces - Reports

The Ankara prosecutor's office issued arrest warrants for 61 people, including 51 Syrians, suspected of providing financial support to the Islamic State (terrorist group, banned in Russia), Turkish media reported on Friday

ANKARA (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 18th June, 2021) The Ankara prosecutor's office issued arrest warrants for 61 people, including 51 Syrians, suspected of providing financial support to the Islamic State (terrorist group, banned in Russia), Turkish media reported on Friday.

TV channel NTV said that law enforcement forces are carrying out the operation in 12 provinces.

The IS, declared to be defeated in Iraq in 2017, still conducts terrorist operations in different parts of the Arab world and beyond.