Turkey arrests 26 in raids against Islamic State

There are concerns about the Islamic State's ability to still operate within and close to Turkish territory.
A child hugs his father who is part of a group of soldiers at a farewell ceremony ahead of going for their duty in Jarablus district in Syria, which was cleared from the Islamic State, at the Gaziantep Gendarmerie General Command in Gaziantep, Turkey, June 7, 2021.
A child hugs his father who is part of a group of soldiers at a farewell ceremony ahead of going for their duty in Jarablus district in Syria, which was cleared from the Islamic State, at the Gaziantep Gendarmerie General Command in Gaziantep, Turkey, June 7, 2021. - Adsiz Gunebakan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
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Turkish police arrested 26 people on Monday for allegedly being linked to the Islamic State (IS).

Police intelligence identified 30 suspects in the capital Ankara, including 28 Iraqi citizens and two Syrians. They arrested 26 of them during several raids and are searching for the remaining four, the Turkish government’s official Anadolu Agency reported.

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