The Islamic State has issued a statement claiming responsibility for the attack at the Reina nightclub in Istanbul in the early hours of New Year’s Day. Although the group had long been reticent to claim operations inside Turkey, both Abu Bakr al Baghdadi and his new spokesman called for such attacks in November and December.

On Oct. 3, two Tunisian citizens were detained at the Istanbul Atatürk Airport as they tried to enter Turkey with false passports, allegedly in connection to the killing of the US Ambassador to Libya.
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