Turkish police detained 29 suspected Islamic State group militants in raids in Istanbul on Friday, the country’s state-run news agency reported. Anadolu Agency said 22 of the militants detained are foreign nationals, but the report didn’t provide details on their nationalities. The suspects were detained in a police swoop targeting 20 different areas around Istanbul, the agency reported. Turkey has been hit by a series of deadly attacks carried out by IS and Kurdish militants and has stepped up anti-terrorism operations across the country. About 750 people with alleged IS links were detained in a major police sweep earlier this year.

Source: Egypt Independent July 07, 2017 12:33 UTC