The jihadis were trying to “gain morale and create fear.”
Why would they want to “create fear”? It’s a Qur’anic command.
“Make ready for them all that you can of force and of warhorses, so that by them you may strike terror in the enemy of Allah and your enemy…” (Qur’an 8:60)
It also must be borne in mind that when it comes to Erdogan versus ISIS, it’s just a turf war:
Another failed attempt by Erdogan’s Turkey (that nurtures Islamism and promotes jihadism) to mislead.
Erdogan and the AKP are committed islamists. Under his reign, Erdogan, has hosted a slew of Islamist groups, some of which are designated terrorist organizations, and allowed… pic.twitter.com/ukRVso6erm
— Harris Samaras (@HarrisSamaras) December 26, 2025
“Turkey thwarts Islamic state group’s New Year’s Eve suicide attack plot,” by Anil Can Tuncer, Euro News, December 23, 2025:
Turkish intelligence captured an IS member assigned to carry out suicide attacks in Turkey and Europe, as authorities warned of possible New Year’s Eve attack plots. Ten suspects were detained for financing the network.
Turkey’s national intelligence agency MIT captured Mehmet Gören, a senior IS-Khorasan (ISIS-K) member assigned to carry out suicide attacks targeting civilians in Turkey, Europe, Pakistan and Afghanistan, security sources said Tuesday….
Intelligence findings indicated Gören had agreed to carry out suicide attacks and had risen to a managerial position within ISIS-K after operating in training camps along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. He reportedly survived airstrikes targeting IS militants in Pakistan.
Gören had been operating alongside Özgür Altun, codenamed “Abu Yasir Al Turki”, who previously played an active role in transferring IS members from Turkey to the Afghanistan-Pakistan region and was earlier captured and arrested, sources said.
Internal correspondence from Ankara Provincial Gendarmerie Command dated 19 December warned that IS was seeking to carry out attacks in crowded areas on New Year’s Eve, according to a report by Cumhuriyet newspaper….
The warning was attributed to the organisation’s efforts to “gain morale and create fear” after its ability to carry out attacks was weakened by operations in Turkey and abroad.
Separately, Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office issued detention warrants for 10 suspects in an investigation into the IS group’s financial structure, authorities said Tuesday….
Suspects provided cash to IS members and their families in conflict zones in Syria through bank accounts with explanations such as “call for unity, atonement, aid for captive sisters,” investigators said.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
Somehow, IS is unaware of the cliche “Don’t bite the hand that feeds you”
ElderlyZionist says
“Turkish intelligence captured an IS member assigned to carry out suicide attacks in Turkey and Europe…”
How many suicide attacks can one guy carry out?
࿗Infidel࿘ says
He probably would have had other agents to delegate assignments to
GE says
I don’t trust anything Turkey says/does—but if they did neutralize this guy, it was probably only because he was planning to attack targets in Turkey and some of Erdogan’s fellow Islamists might have gotten hurt in the fray. You don’t “you know what”
in your own house.
Taffy says
Correct! Erdoğan has sights on establishing his own caliphate, and the Islamic State is not part of that plan, especially if it causes chaos and fear within Turkey , possibly affecting his absolute rule.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
Yeah, I think Turkey thwarted him b’cos his attacks included domestic targets as well. He should have stuck to Europe, in their view
Alkflaeda says
He probably didn’t pay his protection money on time.