Seven police officers have been injured in an ongoing gunfight during an anti-ISIS operation in Yalova, a small city adjacent to İstanbul.
Yalova Security Directorate Anti-Terrorism Branch conducted a midnight raid on a house on the Elmalık village road. A clash broke out when suspects opened fire on units at around 2 am local time (GMT+3), according to media reports.
Seven police officers sustained injuries. Two of them were transferred to Bursa by ambulance, while five others were taken to the Yalova Training and Research Hospital.
The raid is part of a nationwide crackdown following intelligence that ISIS was planning coordinated attacks across several provinces ahead of the New Year.
Report: ISIS planning attacks on New Year's Eve in İstanbul, Ankara
Yalova Governor’s Office stated that the injured officers do not have life-threatening conditions.
Special operations teams from neighboring Bursa have been dispatched to the area to provide support as the operation continues. (VK)
