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Coverage dated December 24, 2025

Turkey detains dozens of IS suspects planning attacks on Christmas and New Year celebrations

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Istanbul police have launched simultaneous raids at 124 locations, detaining over a hundred suspected members of the Islamic State group. The raids took place on Thursday. Authorities say the suspects were allegedly planning attacks against Christmas and New Year's celebrations.

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  1. KOB 4

    Turkey detains dozens of IS suspects planning attacks on Christmas and New Year celebrations (opens KOB 4)

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    Istanbul police have launched simultaneous raids at 124 locations, detaining over a hundred suspected members of the Islamic State group. The raids took place on Thursday. Authorities say the suspects were allegedly planning attacks against Christmas and New Year's celebrations.

  2. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Turkey detains 115 ISIS suspects in nationwide raids ahead of Christmas, New Year (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    By Gul Tuysuz, Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN Istanbul (CNN) — Turkish police have detained 115 suspected members of the ISIS militant group in coordinated

  3. Deutsche Welle

    Turkey detains suspected IS members over alleged attack plot – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Turkish special police detained more than 100 suspected members of the "Islamic State" terrorist group that they said were planning on carrying out attacks during Christmas and New Year celebrations in the country.

  4. PBS NewsHour

    Turkey detains dozens of ISIS suspects allegedly planning attacks on Christmas and New Year celebrations (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    Syrian security forces have also launched operations against IS in recent days, including two raids on the outskirts of Damascus, the Syrian capital.

  5. WHDH Boston

    Turkey detains dozens of IS suspects planning attacks on Christmas and New Year celebrations - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    ISTANBUL (AP) — Officers from the Istanbul Police Counter-Terrorism Department launched simultaneous raids on Thursday at 124 locations and detained over a hundred suspected members

  6. Breitbart News

    Turkey Detains ISIS Suspects over Alleged Christmas Attack Plots (opens Breitbart News)

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    Turkey detained over a hundred suspected members of an ISIS group allegedly planning attacks against Christmas and New Year's celebrations.

  7. UPI

    Turkish police arrest 115 ISIS members to thwart Christmas, New Year attacks (opens UPI)

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    Police in Turkey detained 115 people on Thursday suspected of planning to stage terror attacks at Christmas and New Year's Day celebrations in the country.

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