“One of the detainees turned out to be responsible for the IG training camp, where from 1,500 to 2,000 foreign fighters were trained annually. The same fighter led the fundraising for a criminal organization, ”Anadolu reports with reference to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
It is noted that two other detainees were engaged in the supply of weapons, as well as material and technical support for the group.
The operation was carried out in the cities of Osmaniye, Istanbul, Gaziantep, Kilis and Bursa.
On October 27, US President Donald Trump announced the elimination of IG leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
Later, the director of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service, Sergei Naryshkin, said that the Russian side did not have the results of a genetic examination that would allow us to say with confidence about its elimination.
* “Islamic State” (ISIS, ISIS) - the organization was recognized as terrorist by decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation of December 29, 2014.