Prime Minist­er Binali Yildir­im on Friday claime­d Turkey had stoppe­d a total of 50,000 'foreig­n fighte­rs'ISTANBUL: Istanbul police have detained 62 foreigners suspected of having links to the Islamic State group in overnight raids, Turkish media reported Friday. Police have launched almost daily operations against IS cells across the country following concerns hundreds of alleged IS members have crossed into Turkey from Syria. The suspects were detained during raids on 12 addresses in eight districts of Istanbul, the privately-owned news agency Dogan said. Earlier this month, Dogan said nearly 800 alleged IS members had illegally crossed into Turkey from Syria, though it did not say over what period. Turkey’s aid agency trains 142 female beekeepers in ChitralPolice detained 634 IS suspects last month, according to interior ministry figures.

Source: The Express Tribune December 01, 2017 12:33 UTC