Foreigners Department of the Provincial Security Directorate
16 suspected ISIL militants detained in southern Turkey
Turkish police have detained over a dozen foreigners near the country's border with Syria on suspicion of attempting to join the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
The Kilis Governor's Office said on Aug. 21 that security forces had intercepted 16 suspects in Elbeyli district. According to the office, 14 of the suspects were foreign nationals.