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Turkish hostages seized by ISIS in northern Iraq set free
Reuters via Times of India ^ | Sep 20, 2014, 10.24 AM IST

Posted on 09/19/2014 10:13:47 PM PDT by GonzoII

ISTANBUL: Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Saturday 49 hostages seized by Islamic State militants in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul in June have been brought safely back to Turkey by the country's intelligence agency.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Israel; News/Current Events; Russia; Syria; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: iraq; isis; jordan; kurdistan; turkey

1 posted on 09/19/2014 10:13:47 PM PDT by GonzoII
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To: GonzoII

This should tell you how much in the bag the Turks are with ISIS.


2 posted on 09/19/2014 10:16:46 PM PDT by doc1019
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doc1019:" This should tell you how much in the bag the Turks are with ISIS."

EXACTLY !!
And Bagdad as the capitol of the Caliphate !!

3 posted on 09/19/2014 10:21:46 PM PDT by Tilted Irish Kilt
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To: GonzoII

how much did they pay?


4 posted on 09/19/2014 10:29:39 PM PDT by garjog (Obama: bringing joy to the hearts of Terrorists everywhere.)
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To: GonzoII

They weren’t raped or beheaded?
Interesting.
How much support are the Turks giving Isis?


5 posted on 09/19/2014 10:47:57 PM PDT by Darksheare (Try my coffee! First one's free..... Even robots will kill for it!)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...

> have been brought safely back to Turkey by the country’s intelligence agency.

The Turks were caught flatfooted when Syria disintegrated, and the large Alawite minority in Turkey (not counting refugees from Syria) has constrained their actions. This was quite different, for obvious reasons. It’ll be amusing to learn that the Kurds were instrumental in the rescue.


6 posted on 09/20/2014 10:21:51 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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