ISIL ‘hatchet men’ caught in Şanlıurfa in Turkey’s southeast

March 04 2018 15:12:58

ISIL ‘hatchet men’ caught in Şanlıurfa in Turkey’s southeast

ŞANLIURFA

Two men-identified as the “hatchet men” of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) have been caught by police in the southeastern Turkish province of Şanlıurfa, Doğan News Agency reported on March 4.

The suspects, identified as Syrian nationals and reported only by their initials, have been arrested pending trial by a local court, the report stated.

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