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Turkey reconsiders security priorities

The recent raid on Islamic State safe houses in Diyarbakir has shed light on the organization's activities in Turkey and prompted Turkey to reconsider its top security priorities.
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In the wake of the suicide bombing attack in Ankara by Islamic State militants that took dozens of lives Oct. 10, Turkish police have launched large-scale operations against the IS network in Turkey.

On Oct. 26, there were simultaneous raids in 17 different locations in Diyarbakir. Two of the targets were single-family houses on the intersections of 42nd and 53rd Streets and Dr. Sitki Gural Avenue, very close to the center of the city.

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