9 ISIL suspects nabbed in anti-terror raids

KAYSERİ-Anadolu Agency

At least nine foreign nationals were arrested in central Turkey on July 2 over their suspected links to the ISIL terror group, according to police sources.

Police in Kayseri province conducted a counter-terrorism operation to nab 10 suspects sought with an arrest warrant.

Anti-terror police arrested nine suspects -- who were found to involved in terrorist activities for ISIL in Syria and Iraq -- with raids on various addresses.

Police hunt to nab the other terrorist continues.

More than 300 people have been killed in ISIL-claimed attacks in Turkey, where the terrorist group has targeted civilians in suicide bombings, rocket, and gun attacks.

Turkish security forces have been involved in a long-running campaign to thwart the ISIL threat.