US-led coalition destroys IS-occupied Turkish consulate in Mosul

The US-led coalition has destroyed the Turkish consulate compound in Mosul in northern Iraq, which has been occupied by the Islamist State (IS) since June 2014, said a statement released by the Turkish Foreign Ministry on Monday.

The compound, where high-level IS terrorists had resided, was targeted and destroyed by in an air raid at 3:00 a.m. local time on Monday, said the statement.

• "Turkey's views and approval were taken at all stages concerning the preparation and execution of the said operation," said the statement.

"Our country will continue fighting against Daesh in coordination and cooperation with the international coalition in the activities in which it has participated since the beginning," the statement added, using the IS' Arabic acronym.

In June 2014, IS militants seized the consulate and kidnapped 49 staff and family members, including the consul general.
 [Xinhua - globaltimes.cn]
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