TURKEY - IRAQ - SYRIA - Islamic State releases Turkish hostages seized in Mosul
Nothing is known about the three Iraqis abducted with the Turks. Some suspect a bargain between Turkey and the Islamic State. Ankara refuses military support for US-led coalition. Syrian Kurdish refugees are allowed in after Turkish Kurds protest. Kerry shows flexibility on Iran in the fight against ...
49 Hostages Held by Islamic Militants in Iraq Have Been Freed
Forty-six Turkish hostages, including diplomats, consulate guards and children, who had been captured and held for nearly three months by Islamic State militants in northern Iraq returned to Turkey Saturday morning following a successful Turkish covert operation. Three non-Turkish hostages taken in ...
New Releases for September 23, 2014
CD + Vinyl: Aeges – Above & Down Below CD (The Mylene Sheath) Expanding upon the foundation of the sound that already drew influence from the ‘90s post-hardcore era, Above & Down Below mixes that same heavy edge of Quicksand with the more melodic heavy rock sheen of Soundgarden, Alice In Chains and ...
45000 Syrians ‘flee Islamic State’ into Turkey
Some 45,000 especially Syrian Kurds have crossed into Turkey in a past 24 hours, officials say, as Islamic State militants allege in northern Syria. Turkey non-stop a limit on Friday to Syrians who had fled a Kurdish city of Kobane in fear of an IS attack. Activists contend some 300 Kurdish fighters ...
Pretty Good Birthday Week
Once again this year, as has become my habit, I took my Birthday Week as vacation. While not as productive or restful as past years, it had it's moments. The weekend prior, Husband and I went up to visit his aunt again -- did NOT go to the yarn place this time, but spent quality time with Aunt and h ...
Turkish Exchange Trading Volumes Increase 15% MoM in August
Turkey’s main financial trading venue has reported positive metrics for the month of August, the multi-asset bourse saw volumes increase in its diverse range of products, total volume for August exceed $300 billion. Read more The post Turkish Exchange Trading Volumes Increase 15% MoM in August appea ...
Turkey secures release of hostages held by Islamic State
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish intelligence agents brought 46 hostages seized by Islamic State militants in northern Iraq back to Turkey on Saturday after more than three months in captivity, in what President Tayyip Erdogan described as a covert rescue operation.
Turkey welcomes the return of diplomats and families held hostage in Iraq
Sebnem Arsu and Ceylan Yeginsu write for the New York Times: Forty-nine Turkish hostages who had been held for months in Iraq by Islamic State militants were returned to Turkey on Saturday after what Turkey said was a covert operation led by its ...
Turkey G20 presidency to help poor countries: Babacan
Turkey will create a bridge between the world's most and least developed countries during its G20 presidency, Turkish Deputy PM Ali Babacan said Saturday. Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors of G20, a forum of world's richest nations, gathered ...
Thousands of Kurds flee to Turkey as IS group advances
Tens of thousands of Syrian Kurds flooded into Turkey on Saturday, fleeing an onslaught by the Islamic State militant group in a mass migration that prompted appeals for an international intervention. Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus said that ...
Turkey Will be Next if Iraq, Syria Fall to ISIS
Turkey is walking a fine line in the growing war against ISIS but – should Iraq and Syria ultimately fall to the Islamist terror army – it may be the next country targeted for insurgency. There is no geopolitical genius behind this prediction ...
Turkey: 49 hostages have been freed
ANKARA:Dozens of Turkish hostages seized by Islamic militants in Iraq three months ago were freed and safely returned to Turkey on Saturday, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said, ending Turkey's most serious hostage crisis. The 49 hostages were ...
