International security/Diplomatic missions in danger

Turkish intelligence services have discovered a plan by the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) to attack consulates in Istanbul, and as a result, have stepped up security measures at foreign missions. The militant group active in Iraq and Syria reportedly dispatched a reconnaissance team to Turkey to plan the attacks according to intelligence sources. Targets are said to include U.S., France and Belgian diplomatic missions in Istanbul.

The team of 17 ISIS militants from Syria's Raqqa infiltrated Turkey in December 2014 on separate dates through the Şanlıurfa and Gaziantep provinces on the Turkish-Syrian border as well as via Reyhanlı, a Turkish town located near the border.

Intelligence sources said militants conducted a reconnaissance mission at the U.S., French, Belgian and Syrian consulates in Istanbul.

 Intelligence uncovers ISIS plot to attack consulates