Turkish Prime Minister Announces The Release Of The Turkish Hostages Detained in Mosul

BAGHDAD / NINA / Turkish Prime Minister, Ahmed Davutoglu announced the release of the Turkish hostages totaling 49 people, held in the city of Mosul, about 3 months ago and they returned at dawn today to Turkey. He said in a press statement from Azerbaijan's capital of Baku, which he is currently visiting "Turkey, since the detention of its citizens, declared a state of general mobilization in all its institutions, in order to release them without being subjected to any risk. He added, "I now feel very proud after the news of their release, after all these efforts and fatigue," noting that he "spoke by telephone with Turkish consul at Mosul, who was among the detainees, and he assured him that they had crossed and entered the territory of Turkey.". The Turkish Foreign Ministry, had reported in a statement on June 11, that the forces of the so-called "Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant" (IS); attacked the headquarters of the Turkish consulate in Mosul, northern Iraq, and detained 49 people hostage, and took them to a unknown place, pointing out that the consul among the hostages. Also the Islamic State organization (IS) detained in 10 June (32) Turkey drivers, in the city of Mosul in northern Iraq, and released them on 3 July. / End