Turkey captures 10 Islamic State militants in Syria, sources say
Turkey's intelligence agency has captured 10 suspected Islamic State militants in Syria. The suspects, all of Turkish origin, are linked to previous attacks in Turkey, including a deadly bombing in 2015. They are accused of various roles, including armed training and planning attacks.
- ▪The Turkish intelligence agency MIT captured 10 suspected Islamic State militants in Syria.
- ▪The operation was carried out in coordination with Syrian intelligence.
- ▪One suspect is linked to a 2015 bomb attack in Ankara that killed over 100 people.
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Turkey captures 10 Islamic State militants in Syria, sources saySign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inboxPublished May 23, 2026, 05:50 PMUpdated May 23, 2026, 05:50 PMISTANBUL, May 23 - The Turkish intelligence agency MIT captured 10 suspected Islamic State militants in Syria and brought them back to Turkey, the Anadolu news agency on Saturday cited security sources as saying.• The sources said the suspects caught in the operation, carried out in coordination with Syrian intelligence, were linked to past attacks in Turkey.• One of the suspects - all of whom are of Turkish origin - had connections to the perpetrators of a 2015 bomb attack at Ankara train station in which more than 100 people were killed, state-owned Anadolu reported.• The sources said another of those…
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