ANKARA, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) -- Turkish police detained three suspects in the southern province of Adana on Friday over recruiting militants for the Islamic State (IS).
In the early hours of the morning, security forces launched raids on spotted houses. Police armed with long-barreled weapons and armored vehicles took security measures around the addresses, state-run Anadolu Agency reported.
Three suspects were detained and taken to police headquarters during the operation.
The operation was supported by a police helicopter and special operation forces targeting suspects who had reportedly been recruiting militants for the extremist groups, which have carried out a series of deadly attacks in the country in recent years.
Security forces have so far arrested more than 5,000 IS suspects and deported 3,290 foreign militants from 95 different countries, according to official figures.
