ISTANBUL

Four suspected Daesh/ISIS members were remanded in custody in Istanbul on Saturday, including a senior member of the terror group in Iraq's northern Mosul region, local authorities said.

Jalal Ismael Ahmed Ahmed, believed to be the so-called Mosul judge of the terrorist organization, was among the four suspects, who were detained along with three others in an earlier anti-terror operation, the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office announced.

The four were brought before a criminal court and subsequently remanded, it added.

In 2013, Türkiye became one of the first countries to declare Daesh/ISIS a terrorist organization.

The country has since been attacked by the terror group multiple times, with over 300 people killed and hundreds more injured in at least 10 suicide bombings, seven bomb attacks, and four armed attacks.

In response, Türkiye launched anti-terror operations at home and abroad to prevent further attacks.​​​​​​​