Turkey Nabs 198 in ISIS Sweep, After Istanbul Shootout

0:00It's April 9th. Welcome in. This is Canada News Today, where local news meets AI. I'm Cory with the story. Turkish security forces just nabbed 198 suspects in a massive sweep across 34 provinces, targeting the Islamic State, Group, or Daesh as they call it. This kicked off one day after a fierce shootout outside Israel's consulate in Istanbul, where one gunman got killed and two officers ended up with. Light wounds. The raid hit hard and fast, with 12 of those arrested now in pre-trial detention, including the two wounded attackers who are brothers and were. Rush to the hospital. Folks are talking about the human side, no. Israeli diplomats were even there since most got pulled out after the October 7th attacks last year that sparked the Gaza war. Israel made it clear they're not backing down. While President Erdogan slammed the treacherous hit and promised to crush all terrorism. Turkeys are emerging on the dead shooter, a 32-year-old with clear ISIS links and his crew

1:02tied to drug running, too. Turkish media caught footage of the 10-minute gun battle in the Levent Business District, automatic rifle blazing. Turkey's not letting up, ramping raids after past ISIS horrors, like that deadly Istanbul nightclub attack back in 2017 that claimed, 39 lives keeping the fight against these networks front and center.