Nine people arrested in the capital of Turkey for their alleged ties to the Islamic State

Dec. 27 () –

Turkish security forces have arrested nine people on Tuesday for their alleged ties to the Islamic State jihadist group in the framework of a series of operations carried out in the country’s capital, Ankara.

Security sources cited by the Turkish state news agency, Anatolia, have pointed out that the suspects would have maintained contact with terrorists in conflict zones. During the operations, the group’s materials and documents have been seized.

Islamic State confirmed in November the death of Abu al Hasan al Hashemi al Quraishi, who had taken office in March after the death of Abu Ibrahim al Hashimi al Quraishi during an operation carried out by US special forces in the Syrian province of Idlib. (northwest).

After that, spokesman for the United States Central Command (CENTCOM), Joe Buccino, indicated that Abu al-Hassan died in mid-October during an operation by the Free Syrian Army (ELS) –backed by Turkey– in the Syrian province of Daraa. (South), in what he described as “another blow” to the terrorist group, which has lost three leaders since the death in 2019 of Abu Bakr al Baghdadi.