Islamists storm Turkish consulate in Iraq, kidnap envoys

Sally

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I wonder what plans Turkey has to rescue those kidnapped. Some times I think these terrorists bite off more than they can chew.

Islamists storm Turkish consulate in Iraq, kidnap envoys

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, now ruling Mosul, Iraq’s second-largest city, takes at least 24 others captive in raid; Ankara investigating

BY TIMES OF ISRAEL STAFF AND AFP June 11, 2014,

ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND THE LEVANTIRAQIslamist forces on Wednesday stormed the Turkish consulate in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul and took diplomats captive, a day after the Islamist State of Iraq and the Levant routed government forces.

The jihadists fighters kidnapped Consul Öztürk Yılmaz, head of the diplomatic mission, and 24 staff members, a police colonel said.

“ISIL members managed to kidnap the Turkish consul and 24 of his guards and assistants,” the officer said, referring to powerful jihadist group the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.

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Islamists storm Turkish consulate in Iraq, kidnap envoy | The Times of Israel
 

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