Sunni militia in Syria
Iranian intelligence helps in release of Turkish workers in Iraq
The Iranian intelligence service stepped in for the release of Turkish workers kidnapped in Iraq. The Turkish National Intelligence Service (M?T) had contacted Tehran and prominent Shiite leaders with leverage on Shiite militias for help in the workers' case.
Released Turkish workers in Iraq on way to embassy, ambassador says
Sixteen Turkish workers who were being held captive by Shiite militias in Iraq have been released and are now on the way to the embassy, according to Turkish Ambassador to Baghdad Faruk Kaymakç?.
"We took the workers 55-60 kilometers south of Baghdad, and we are on the way back to the embassy right now," the ambassador told the Hürriyet Daily News on Sept. 30.
Released Turkish workers on way to embassy, ambassador says
Sixteen Turkish workers who were being held captive by Shiite militias in Iraq have been released and are now on the way to the embassy, according to Turkish Ambassador to Baghdad Faruk Kaymakç?.
"We took the workers 55-60 kilometers south of Baghdad, and we are on the way back to the embassy right now," the ambassador told the Hürriyet Daily News on Sept. 30.