Ankara 9 September : Turkish security forces have taken prisoner one of the top leaders of the Islamic State (IS) terror group the president Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared on Friday.Turkish law enforcement and intelligence have captured Bashar Hattab Ghazal al-Sumaidai known as Abu Zeyd and Master Zeyd according to the semi-official Anadolu Agency.
“International reports” and the UN Security Council report also contained information about the terrorist who was one of the top executive of the IS terrorist group.During his interrogation, there were his claims of he was a “qadi” in the ministry of education and the ministry of justice,” Xinhua news agency quoted Erdogan as telling reporters on his presidential plane on the way back from Croatia.
The terrorist’s links in Syria as well as Istanbul were tracked for a long period of time and intelligence information was uncovered that he would be entering Turkey in a way that was illegal the President stated.
Istanbul police discovered Al Sumaidai was using an untrue identity and props to conceal his identity, Erdogan said.
Following Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and Abdul-Nasser Qardash, Abu Zeyd was one of the most prominent leader of the group According to the President.
The Turkish government declared IS as a terrorist organisation in 2013.IS as a terrorist group in 2013.
The IS has been accused of initiating a series of fatal attacks in Turkey in the last year.
Turkish anti-terrorism forces have conducted attacks to thwart IS militants in the country.
The border between Turkey’s southern part with Syria is a key entry point for foreign fighters and refugees from the time that civil war began in the year 2011.
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