Al-Qaeda
Türkiye, US freeze assets of 2 terror financiers
Türkiye and the United States have slapped sanctions on two people believed to have raised money for two extremist groups operating in Syria, the countries have announced.
The announcement followed another joint move by Washington and Ankara four months ago, when they sanctioned a network of people and companies accused of helping deliver funds to ISIL.
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15 detained in anti-radical terror op in Istanbul
A total of 15 foreign nationals have been detained in the operation against ISIL and al-Qaeda in Istanbul.
Istanbul police's anti-terror unit determined 12 addresses in eight districts to arrest terror suspects.
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16 detained in anti-radical terror op in Istanbul
A total of 16 foreign nationals have been detained in the operation against ISIL and al-Qaida in Istanbul.
Istanbul police's anti-terror unit determined 14 addresses in seven districts to arrest terror suspects.
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Al-Qaeda member captured in Hatay
An Al-Qaeda member wanted with a red notice has been caught in a joint operation organized by the National Intelligence Organization (MİT) and the security teams in the southern province of Hatay.
In the operation conducted by the MİT and Hatay police, M.Ş., wanted with a red notice for being a member of the armed terrorist organization Al-Qaeda, was caught.
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Afghan shepherds in Tunceli dream of home
In Turkish mountains so high the silver clouds almost touch the top of his head, the homesick Afghan shepherd prepares his baaing flock for a good shear.
The locals in the eastern province of Tunceli's Mercan Valley have been gradually replaced by Afghans, who fled here by foot and truck across Iran from the poverty and bloodshed back home.
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Survivors dig by hand after Afghanistan quake killing 1,000
Survivors dug by hand Thursday through villages in eastern Afghanistan reduced to rubble by a powerful earthquake that killed at least 1,000 people, as the Taliban and the international community that fled their takeover struggled to aid the disaster's victims.
Scores killed in Eastern Afghanistan earthquake
Afghanistan's state-run news agency says at least 255 people have killed in an earthquake that struck the country's eastern Paktika province.
The state-run Bakhtar news agency reported the death toll Wednesday and said rescuers were arriving by helicopter.
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Illegal crossings of border up by 75% in first five months
Ljubljana – Slovenian police recorded 4,333 attempts at illegal crossing of the border in the first five months of the year, which is 75% more than in the same period last year, when 2,466 such attempts were recorded. Afghanis account for almost a quarter of those intercepted, the police statistics show.
UN Envoy on Arrival in Kabul: "Afghanistan has been Forgotten"
UN Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees Kelly T. Clements has called on the Taliban to discuss the plight of Afghan refugees and their return to the soil as many of them flee the war-torn nation when it seized power in Afghanistan last year.
Bulgaria Arrests Norwegian Suspected of Terrorism Links
Police car in Bulgaria. Photo: EPA/VASSIL DONEV
The arrests were announced by Norway's police on Wednesday and then confirmed by the Bulgarian authorities.
Both detainees are Norwegian citizens. One arrest took place in Oslo, Norway, while the other was in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria. The arrest in Bulgaria was done on a warrant issued by the Public Prosecutor's Office of Norway.