Turkish security forces have detained one of the leaders of the terrorist group "Islamic State" (ISIS, banned in Russia), This was announced on Tuesday by the Minister of Internal Affairs of Turkey Suleyman Soylu.
"The so-called Emir of the is terrorist organization in Turkey was arrested. During the search, the militant's plan of subversive activities was revealed," the Interior Minister wrote on his Twitter page. Soylu also thanked and congratulated the security forces of the Republic, but did not give details of the special operation.
In addition, Turkish security forces prevented a terrorist attack in Istanbul, the organizer of which is a detainee.
"The arrested Emir in Turkey received installations from Syria and Iraq. He was assigned to form groups of 10-12 people to carry out sabotage and terrorist activities in Turkey, " Anadolu agency quotes Soylu as saying. "It was determined that the arrested Mahmut Ozden was the one who ordered another arrested is terrorist to carry out a major terrorist attack in Istanbul."
According to Soylu, the is fighter was detained in the city of Adana in the South of the country and taken to Istanbul, where he is currently under investigation.
Liquidation of the group's founder
On October 27, 2019, US President Donald Trump announced the elimination of ISIS founder and leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi by United States military personnel. According to the American leader, along with the leader of the ISIS, as a result of a special operation by US forces in the Syrian province of Idlib, many of the group's fighters and associates of al-Baghdadi were killed. Trump then expressed gratitude to Russia, Turkey, Syria and Iraq for their assistance in carrying out the operation. According to him, the Russian Federation has opened the US airspace over certain areas of Syria.
At the same time, the Russian Defense Ministry said that the agency did not have reliable information about the destruction of al-Baghdadi and did not open the airspace over Syria to American aircraft.
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Based on materials from TASS