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Turkish Police Detain Suspects in Syrian Journalist Murder

© AFP 2023 / STR Women hold pictures of film maker Naji Jerf, who was killed on December 27, during his funeral in Gaziantep on December 28, 2015
Women hold pictures of film maker Naji Jerf, who was killed on December 27, during his funeral in Gaziantep on December 28, 2015 - Sputnik International
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Turkish police arrested three suspects in assassination of prominent Syrian journalist Naji Jerf, known as anti-Daesh activist, according to local media.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Turkey’s law enforcement has detained three people suspected in killing a Syrian media worker in the country’s north, local media reported Sunday.

File Photo: An Islamic State flag flies over the custom office of Syria's Jarablus border gate as it is pictured from the Turkish town of Karkamis, in Gaziantep province, Turkey August 1, 2015 - Sputnik International
Daesh Claims Responsibility for Murder of Syrian Journalist in Turkey
The Islamic State (ISIL, or Daesh) murdered prominent Syrian journalist Naji Jerf, known for his documentaries about the terrorist group’s atrocities, in late December.

Turkish police arrested one suspect and two people assisting him, the Hurriyet Daily News said.

Daesh is a militant jihadist organization operating mainly in Syria and Iraq. It is outlawed in many countries, including Russia.

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