On December 29, local time, Turkish Interior Minister Jerlikaya said to the outside world that at 2 a.m. on the same day, during a special operation against the extremist group “Islamic State” in the northwestern Turkish province of Yalova, Turkish security forces exchanged fire with members of the extremist group, and six members of the extremist group were killed. During the operation, 3 Turkish police officers were killed in the line of duty, and 8 other police officers and 1 security guard were injured.

On December 29, local time, Turkish Interior Minister Jerlikaya said to the outside world that at 2 a.m. on the same day, during a special operation against the extremist group “Islamic State” in the northwestern Turkish province of Yalova, Turkish security forces exchanged fire with members of the extremist group, and six members of the extremist group were killed. During the operation, 3 Turkish police officers were killed in the line of duty, and 8 other police officers and 1 security guard were injured.