ANALYSIS: Ankara made wrong assessment regarding threat to Mosul consulate
Deniz Zeyrek* HÜRRİYET / ANKARA
Turkey’s Mosul consulate was late to evacuate the building because Turkish authorities had reportedly been in constant contact with the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants. Meanwhile, the delay in the release of the captured Turkish hostages arose from differences of opinion within the ISIL.
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