Wanted French jihadist arrested in Turkey
In the years since the start of the conflict in Syria, border Turkey has been one of the main transit points for jihadists seeking to reach this warring country.
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The Turkish Defense Ministry announced Monday, December 14, that it had arrested a Frenchman wanted by Paris and suspected of being part of a French-speaking jihadist group in Syria.
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An individual of French nationality was arrested while attempting to cross illegally from Syria to Turkey,
" the Turkish defense ministry said in a statement, identifying the suspected jihadist with the initials CG.
According to Turkish authorities, the arrested man is part of Firqatul Ghuraba, the group led by French jihadist Oumar Diaby, alias Omar Omsen, suspected of having convinced many French people to join Syria.
Oumar Diaby was arrested in August in Syria by a jihadist group HTS which controls the province of Idleb.
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He would have tried to enter Turkey under a false identity, said the Turkish authorities and was detained on Monday at the central police station in Reyhanli, in south-eastern Turkey.
Long accused of "laissez faire, let pass", Turkey, which was one of the main transit points for jihadists wanting to join Syria at war, now regularly announces the arrest of suspected ISIS members and other wanted jihadists who are in its territory.
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