Publish Date: 5 December 2022 - 02:00

TEHRAN, Dec. 05 (MNA) – 13 ISIL terrorists were arrested by Turkish security forces in northern Syria, the Turkish Interior Ministry said on Sunday.

During an operation launched on Saturday in Al-Bab and Jarablus, Turkish security forces nabbed 13 ISIL members, including a senior operative of the terror group.

Separately, five YPG/PKK terrorists, who were sent to Jarablus for plotting a terror attack, were also arrested by security forces, Anadolu news agency reported.

During the search at addresses, Kalashnikov rifles, pistols, 253 cartridges, and 10 kg hand-made explosives were seized from the terrorists.

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