Three Turkish police officers were killed and nine were wounded in a shootout with suspected Islamic State group (IS) militants during a counter-terrorism operation in Yalova province Monday, authorities said.
The clash erupted around 3 am local time when police raided a house in Elmalik village, about 9 kilometres from Yalova city centre in the country's northwest, suspected of harbouring IS members. Suspects opened fire as officers approached, triggering an exchange of gunfire.
