ANKARA, Dec 11 (KUNA) -- The Turkish military has captured 913 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants attempting to illegally cross the Turkish border since January 2015, the Turkish Hurriyet Daily News reported on Friday.
The highest number of ISIL members detained along the border so far in 2015 was from China with 324 individuals, the Daily News quoted security sources as saying.
The second highest number of ISIL militants captured trying to cross the Turkish border was from Russia with 99 people, while Palestine was third with 83 ISIL militants. With increased security measures on the border, the number of detentions has increased 61 percent in the second half of the year, according to security sources.
A total of 478 of the detained individuals were trying to cross into Turkey, while 435 were attempting to cross into Syria, according to figures, which also indicated most were captured in the Elbeyli district of southern Kilis province. (end) rs.nfm