Turkish counterterrorism police arrested at least 14 terrorists and dismantled a Daesh (ISIS) sleeper cell in country’s southern Adana province, authority reports confirmed Thursday.
The police carried out the operation after the Adana Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office issued detention warrants for nine suspects who participated in Daesh activities in Iraq and Syria.
Five of the terrorists were Syrian nationals and the remaining four were Iraqis as per local sources reports.
The terrorist operatives from Syria were identified as Ahmed Al M., 21; Muhammad Walid Al A., 24; Rabia O., 46; Ahmad Sh., 24 and his brother Muhammad Sh., 29 while the Iraqis included Abdurrahman Raad B., 22; Sabet Tabban Mari M., 47; Abdurrahman H., 21 and his brother Ali H., 37.
They reportedly fought for Daesh in Afrin and Azaz. Muhammad Sh. was a so-called Daesh police officer, while Muhammad Walid Al A. was responsible for teaching Arabic to the terrorist group’s foreign fighters.
Five of the operatives have so far been sentenced to jail terms.
