Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi letter, dead militants' fingerprints found in turkish raids against Daesh

Letter from Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, Dead Militants' Fingerprints Found in Turkish Raids Against ISIL Terrorists

A letter allegedly penned by Daesh's elusive leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and a set of fingerprints apparently used to avoid detection were discovered in a raid against the terrorist group in the central Turkish province of Kirsehir.

Hawzah News Agency (Kirsehir, Turkey) - The operation in Kirsehir was one of three operations against the group, which remains a dire threat against Turkey and the rest of the world.

Two "safe houses" raided by police were occupied by suspects captured in earlier operations and along with the letter and fingerprint molds, police found "many marriage certificates", while the certificates bear the stamp of Daesh's so-called "caliphate."

Nine molds of fingerprints found next to $60,000 indicates that the militants used the fingerprints of dead militants to transfer money in an attempt to avoid detection.

In the letter apparently signed and sealed by al-Baghdadi, the Daesh leader denounces those leaving the terrorist group, saying they would be "condemned to hell", encouraging the group's members to "reach out" to more people for new recruits.

Turkey has been targeted by many deadly Daesh attacks since 2015. Ankara has deported more than 5,000 Daesh suspects and 3,290 foreign terrorists from 95 countries in recent years and has dismantled several terrorist cells that provided logistical assistance in Syria and Iraq and for plotting attacks inside the country.

The country's efforts against Daesh made it a primary target for the terrorist group, which has carried out numerous gun and bomb attacks targeting security forces and civilians. This includes the country's deadliest terrorist attack, which killed 102 people and wounded 400 others in a twin suicide bombing at a peace rally in Ankara in October 2015.

In yesterday's operations against the terrorist group, 12 suspects were detained in the Southern city of Adana while another 29 suspects were captured in operations in Istanbul and the Eastern province of Batman.

Another suspect was apprehended in Akcakale, a Turkish town bordering with Syria. Security forces also detained 13 suspects of Iraqi origin in the central city of Cankırı in operations against Daesh while a search was underway for two fugitive suspects.

Those captured in Adana include two Syrian nationals and they were allegedly plotting to carry out attacks during New Year celebrations. Media outlets reported that the suspects would carry out "lone wolf" attacks made popular in Europe by the group's members.

Some suspects are also accused of recruiting for Daesh.

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