The tip of the German Embassy triggered action. 14 people were captured in the ISIS operation
Quick Look
- The TEM Department was informed by the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany that coordinated donations were collected in German-speaking countries in order to purchase and liberate or provide financial support to ISIS members held captive in the camps under the control of PKK/KCK-PYD/YPG in northern Syria.
- Donations were generally collected via Telegram, and in the operation carried out by Ankara Provincial Police Department Anti-Terror Branch Directorate C Bureau teams, 16 suspects were identified and 14 of them were detained.
AI-generated summary
Why It Matters
The Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany informed the TEM Department that coordinated donations were collected in German-speaking countries in order to purchase and liberate or provide financial support to ISIS members held captive in the camps under the control of PKK/KCK-PYD/YPG in northern Syria.
By the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany to the TEM Department; It was reported that coordinated donations were collected in German-speaking countries in order to buy and liberate members of the DAESH terrorist organization held captive in camps under the control of the PKK/KCK-PYD/YPG terrorist organization in northern Syria or to provide financial support.
THEY COLLECTED DONATIONS FROM TELEGRAM
Upon the notification that these donations, which were collected through channels established on the social media platform called "Telegram", generally coordinated from Syria, were "collected by Turkish people living in Germany and Turkish and foreign people living in Turkey and transferred to Syria", the work carried out by the Ankara Provincial Police Department Anti-Terrorism Branch Directorate C Bureau teams, under the coordination of our Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, was initiated.
In the coordinated studies carried out with the TEM Department to detect and decipher the activities of suspects affiliated with the DAESH terrorist organization, a total of 16 suspects, 2 Syrian and 1 Uzbekistan national, were identified, who were found to have carried out "Terrorism Financing Activities" on behalf of the DAESH terrorist organization and who were found to have carried out suspicious transactions as a result of the MASAK and HTS study.
In this context, simultaneous operations were carried out in different provinces, today centered in Ankara. 14 of the 16 suspects were caught and detained.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
More operations and detentions will be carried out on the identified suspect.
Likely · Within days
Financial support networks for ISIS members will be the subject of a more comprehensive investigation.
Possible · Within weeks
Open Questions
- What is the total amount of donations?
- Who are the fundraisers?
- What are the details of the suspicious transactions detected?
- What crimes are being committed against the 14 suspects taken into custody?
