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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Turkey Arrests 7 Syrians Over Suspected ISIS Links

FILE PHOTO - A Turkish special forces police officer guards the entrance of the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, August 5, 2016. REUTERS/Umit Bektas/File Photo

Turkish police arrested seven Syrians with suspected links to ISIS terror group on Monday.

This came as part of Turkey's intensive anti-terror operations that were launched three years ago.

Local gendarmerie forces were deployed in the Kayseri province and raided five places to arrest the suspects, sources familiar with the matter told Turkish media.

The terror suspects, all from Syria, entered Turkey illegally, and were last seen in Syrian city of Azaz city before 2015.

ISIS militants continue to target Turkey with random operations, killing up to 315 people so far and injuring hundreds in at least 10 suicide bombings and a number of seven bomb attacks and assaults.

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