32 kidnapped Turkish drivers released in Iraq

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(CNN) -- Thirty-two Turkish drivers believed kidnapped by militants in Iraq last month have been released, Turkey's foreign minister said Thursday.

The drivers were on their way to Irbil in northern Iraq on Thursday, where they were expected to board a plane and fly to Turkey's capital, Ankara, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu told reporters during a televised news conference.

Turkey previously said it believed militants with the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria kidnapped a group of Turkish truck drivers in northern Iraq on June 10. The drivers had been hauling fuel from Turkey to a plant in Mosul, Iraq, when they were abducted, according to the Turkish foreign ministry.

A day later, ISIS militants raided the Turkish Consulate in Mosul, abducting a number of consulate staff, Turkey said.

More than 40 consulate staff members still are missing, and the Turkish foreign ministry is working on gaining their release, Davutoglu said Thursday.

32 kidnapped Turkish drivers released in Iraq - CNN.com

Coincides with the release of Indian nurses.

 

[Jihad_]

Freed Truck Driver: We Knew ISIS Wouldn’t Kill Us

The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) released on Thursday 31 Kurdish and Turkish truck drivers from Turkey it had taken hostage on the first day of their attack on Mosul last month.

Before boarding a flight at Erbil international airport to return home, one of the drivers told Rudaw, “We always knew that the ISIS wouldn’t kill us.”

“The ISIS didn’t torture us,” he said. “They kept saying that we were brothers and they gave us good food.”

The drivers were rounded up by the ISIS fighters on June 10 in Mosul and held in an old US army base near the city, according to one of the drivers.

“We were never worried about being killed,” said one driver at Erbil airport. “We were scared only the first day.”

Ibrahim Shekhallah, the mayor of Makhmur—a Kurdish town between Erbil and Mosul—told Rudaw that the truck drivers were handed over to Turkish consulate officials in his town from where they were taken to the airport to be sent home.

“They [ISIS] didn’t pressure us or anything,” said one driver. “The only thing was that the air [in the base] was very hot.”

 

[Tshering22]

So if they didn't torture them, then why the hell did they kidnap them?

Guess ISIS didn't want to kidnap too many expat workers there and incur the wrath of all countries together.

 

[Jihad_]

So if they didn't torture them, then why the hell did they kidnap them?

Thy we'rent kidnapped, but brought to safe location.

 

[Jihad_]

Indian nurses in Iraq freed, to reach Kerala tomorrow - The Times of India

 

[Shah9]

Tactic to gain public support I guess.

 

[anHuman]

Tactic to gain public support I guess.

now , just to give Erdogan an excuse for future to deny his relationship with ISIS if things goes wrong ...

in Persian forums almost all of members knew that ISIS will release these guys ....

 

[-SINAN-]

now , just to give Erdogan an excuse for future to deny his relationship with ISIS if things goes wrong ...

in Persian forums almost all of members knew that ISIS will release these guys ....

Guys in the Persian forums have a way to communicate with ISIS ?

 

[usernameless]

either to promote their own image or to avoid Turkey getting involved directly. Nonetheless, they still have Turkish diplomats, so we can't say anything until they let go all Turkish hostages, which probably wont happen soon in order to blackmail Turkish govt.

 

[anHuman]

Guys in the Persian forums have a way to communicate with ISIS ?

no , they are not fool and won't get deceived by this little shows ...

 

[-SINAN-]

no , they are not fool and won't get deceived by this little shows ...

Yeah, i figured at that much. I guess they believe Mullah propaganda and that's all.

 

[anHuman]

either to promote their own image or to avoid Turkey getting involved directly. Nonetheless, they still have Turkish diplomats, so we can't say anything until they let go all Turkish hostages, which probably wont happen soon in order to blackmail Turkish govt.

soon they will give back your diplomat ....

ISIS only goal is just to dividing Iraq to smaller countries , then USA can begin her Greater Middle east plane after years ...

just look at Barizani and declaring independence state of Kurds ....

Yeah, i figured at that much. I guess they believe Mullah propaganda and that's all.

then look like mullah propaganda are turn to be true !!

 

[-SINAN-]

then look like mullah propaganda are turn to be true !!

Only the part where they said "ISIS will return hostages back"... And we are saying this they will give us our diplomats back if they don't want to be slaughtered like pigs.

 

[anHuman]

Only the part where they said "ISIS will return hostages back"... And we are saying this they will give us our diplomats back if they don't want to be slaughtered like pigs.

don't make me laugh , why they should kill their ally diplomats !?

and even if they kill them , then for us , it just a diversion tactic to cover turkey and ISIS relationship ...

 

[-SINAN-]

don't make me laugh , why they should kill their ally diplomats !?

and even if they kill them , then for us , it just a diversion tactic to cover turkey and ISIS relationship ...

ISIS -Turkey relationship is just a hoax.... everybody can accuse us of anything... either prove it or zip it.