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Türkiye’s National Intelligence Organization (MIT) captured a member of Daesh’s so-called Khorasan Province (Daesh-K) in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region and brought him to Türkiye, thwarting the terrorist group’s attack plans against the country, security sources said on Friday.
Ugur Bahadir, code-named Abdullah, had carried out various duties at several Daesh camps in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region after crossing from Türkiye in 2024, the sources told.
MIT’s intelligence work determined that Bahadir had traveled from Türkiye to the region and was carrying out tasks assigned by Daesh, prompting the operation, according to the sources.
MIT’s work thwarted Daesh’s plans for attacks targeting Türkiye, exposed the group’s recruitment and seized its activity plans, the sources said.
In his initial testimony, Bahadir gave information about his links to Ozgur Altun, code-named Abu Yasir al-Turki, who ran the transfer of terrorists from Türkiye to the Afghanistan-Pakistan region, the sources said.
He also gave details of the training he received within Daesh, the tasks assigned to him and the group’s organizational activities in the region.
Altun, a Turkish-origin individual who directed Bahadir to the group, was captured in early 2025. He played an active role in transferring Daesh members from Türkiye to the Afghanistan-Pakistan region, the sources said.
Bahadir also operated in the region alongside Ahmet Kazanci, code-named Abu Ubeyde or Abu Ibrahim, who worked in Daesh’s so-called media unit and was captured in early 2026, according to the sources.
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