New Delhi, Dec. 29 -- At least three police officers and six Islamic State militants were killed following a clash with police in northwest Turkey on Monday. Eight other police officers and a night guard were wounded, as per reports.

The shooting occurred in Elmali district in Yalova province, south of Istanbul, as police stormed a house where the militants were hiding.

Special forces from neighboring Bursa province were dispatched to reinforce the operation.

Turkey Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said the operation in Yalova was one out of more than a hundred simultaneous raids carried out against IS suspects in 15 provinces across the country, reported AP.

The operation in Yalova was carried out with "great care" because women and c...