Turkey

Police arrested 15 al Qaeda operatives during raids in Ankara, Yalova, and Bursa, and seized 1,500 lbs of explosives as well as weapons. The al Qaeda cell was plotting to attack the US Embassy in Ankara and other foreign targets.

Bill Roggio is a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and the Editor of FDD's Long War Journal.

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