Turkish hostages freed as jihadists

Turkish hostages freed as jihadists advance in syria
baghdad : forty-nine turks were freed yesterday more than three months after the islamic state kidnapped them in iraq, as the US sought to strengthen a coalition to defeat the jiihadist group.

it was not immediately clear what cir-cumstances led to their release, which came as heavy clashes raged in neighbouring syria between kurds and the jihadists after they seized of villages in a lightning offensive.

nato member turkey has so far been reluctant to take part in combat operation against the is, or to allow the us-led coalition to use its airbases for strikes against them, citing its concern over for the safety of the hostages.
he new came as france mounted air strikes in iraq, becoming the first nation to join the american campaign, more than a decade after paris famously refused to back the us- led invasion of the country.
france's participation boostedd us-led efforts to unite the world against the growing threat posed by the jihadiists, as us secretary of state john kerry sought to build support at the un for a coalition against the jihadists
the turkish nationals, including diplomats, including diplomats, children and special forces, were kidnapped from the country's consulate in mosul as is-led militants overran the northern iraqi city and then swept through much of the country's sunni arab heartland.
early in the morning our citizens wear handed over to us and we brought them back into our country turkish prime minister ahmet davutoglu said ,adding that all wear in good health.
in ankara, president recep tayyip erdogan said turakish authorities had carried out a pre- planned and secret operation
in syria, the is gained further ground, overrunning 60 kurdish villages near the turkish border in a two-day offensive, the syrian observatory for humman rights said friday