Two senior al Qaeda members captured in Turkey: reportJanuary 16, 2014 - 09:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Two senior al Qaeda members have been captured during a series of simultaneous operations in six Turkish provinces, Hürriyet Daily News reported. Al Qaeda’s senior member in Turkey, Halis B., along with the second-in-command in the Middle East, İbrahim Ş., were among the 28 people who were detained. Some three high-ranking names from al Qaeda have reportedly escaped to Syria before the operation. Anti-terror and intelligence teams reportedly launched an investigation 15 months ago when they detected al Qaeda was reorganizing in the eastern province of Van. The detained suspects are facing charges such as sending people to fight in Syria, helping to transfer of al Qaeda members to come from Afghanistan and Pakistan, collecting money to help al Qaeda, providing and distributing aid and weapons to be used in attacks in Syria, Pakistan and Afghanistan and organizing illegal actions, according to the HDN Meanwhile, bodyguards of the eight prosecutors who launched the anti al Qaeda operations, have been replaced. Related links: Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |