"The operation follows a series of clashes and attacks linked to ISIL, which is feared to be making a resurgence. Turkiye's government says it has detained more than 100 ISIL (ISIS) suspects in nationwide raids, as the group shows signs of intensified regional activity after a period of relative dormancy. Turkiye's Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced the Wednesday morning arrests in a social media post, saying Turkish authorities rounded up 125 suspects across 25 provinces, including Ankara."
"The operation is the third of its kind in less than a week during the holiday season, and follows a deadly shootout on Tuesday between Turkish police and suspected ISIL members in the northwestern city of Yalova. Those who seek to harm our brotherhood, our unity, our togetherness will only face the might of our state and the unity of our nation, wrote Yerlikaya. Tuesday's clash killed three Turkish police and six suspected ISIL members, all Turkish nationals."
Turkiye carried out nationwide raids detaining 125 suspected ISIL members across 25 provinces, including Ankara. The operation was the third of its kind in under a week amid fears of ISIL resurgence. A deadly shootout in Yalova killed three Turkish police officers and six suspected ISIL members, all Turkish nationals. Security forces later arrested 357 additional suspected ISIL members in a coordinated crackdown. Intelligence indicated operatives were planning attacks targeting non-Muslims during the holiday season. ISIL maintains sleeper cells in Turkiye and remains active in Syria, across a shared 900-kilometre border. The group previously carried out a 2017 New Year's attack in Istanbul that killed 39.
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