Authorities in Turkey said they arrested 115 suspected ISIS members over alleged plots linked to Christmas and New Year celebrations. Turkish police detained the suspects in coordinated raids across the country. Turkiye arrests 115 suspected ISIL (ISIS) operatives it says planned attacks on Christmas and New Year celebrations, say officials https://t.co/Ky7duBZXCW pic.twitter.com/WUNKrLshVY — Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) December 25, 2025 CNN has more: Arrest warrants have been issued for 137 suspects after investigators determined that operatives of ISIS, also known as Islamic State, were planning attacks in Turkey during the holiday period, the Istanbul Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement on Thursday. “Information was found that the ISIS Armed Terrorist Organization was planning to carry out actions targeting our country, especially non-Muslim individuals, within the scope of the upcoming Christmas and New Year events,” the statement said. “They were in contact with conflict zones within the scope of terrorist organization activities,” the statement added. In related news, the U.S. launched a strike against ISIS targets in Nigeria in coordination with Nigerian authorities. “Tonight, at my direction as Commander in Chief, the United States launched a powerful and deadly strike against ISIS Terrorist Scum in Northwest Nigeria, who have been targeting and viciously killing, primarily, innocent Christians,” President Trump announced. "Tonight, at my direction as Commander in Chief, the United States launched a powerful and deadly strike against ISIS Terrorist Scum in Northwest Nigeria, who have been targeting and viciously killing, primarily, innocent Christians…" – President Donald J. Trump pic.twitter.com/AUUmTMABSs — The White House (@WhiteHouse) December 26, 2025 “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Nigeria confirms that Nigerian authorities remain engaged in structured security cooperation with international partners, including the United States of America, in addressing the persistent threat of terrorism and violent extremism. This has led to precision hits on terrorist targets in Nigeria by air strikes in the North West,” Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Abuja stated. pic.twitter.com/2ZKH5tBoIm — Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nigeria (@NigeriaMFA) December 26, 2025 The Hill explained further: Trump in November had labeled the African nation a “country of particular concern” because of religious violence, threatening military intervention over the issues. “I have previously warned these Terrorists that if they did not stop the slaughtering of Christians, there would be hell to pay, and tonight, there was,” the president wrote in a Truth Social on Thursday. “The Department of War executed numerous perfect strikes, as only the United States is capable of doing,” he added, using the administration’s preferred name for the Department of Defense.