Turkish Consulate in Mosul attacked by ISIL as militans seize Tikrit
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The alleged attack on Turkish Consulate came a day after ISIL took control of Mosul, Iraq's second largest city, on Tuesday. Militants take control of Tikrit city, which is only 140 km of Iraq's capital Baghdad.
The Turkish Consulate in northern Iraqi city Mosul has reportedly been attacked by militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant on Wednesday. The reported attack came a day after militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant group, known as ISIL, took control of Iraq's second-largest city in northern province Nineveh on Tuesday.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan chaired an emergency meeting with senior government figures about the alleged attack.
Turkish President Abdullah Gul summoned Deputy Foreign Minister Naci Koru to the presidential palace to be briefed on the developments in Mosul.
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu left talks in the United States to return to deal with the alleged attack.
Sources from the Prime Ministry said the events in Mosul are being followed closely and the Turkish Foreign Ministry will make a statement soon.
More than 300,000 residents have fled Mosul, which has seen clashes between security forces and militants since Friday. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Tuesday that Iraq had been placed on "maximum alert" and called on Iraq's parliament to declare a national state of emergency.
- Militants take control of Tikrit city
Iraq's government has lost control of a second city in less than 48 hours after militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant seized the city of Tikrit on Wednesday, according to a security source.
Separately, eyewitnesses told the Anadolu Agency that ISIL militants "took over the city in only a few minutes." They said ISIL militants started firing into the air and broke into the state university of Tikrit, a city only 140 km from Iraqi capital Baghdad.
The Private Salahuddin television channel, based in Tikrit, suddenly stopped broadcasting.
Earlier in the day police Captain Omar al-Jubouri told AA: "The army withdrew abruptly from the entrance of Tikrit city, leaving only the police and rapid deployment forces in the city."
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan chaired an emergency meeting with senior government figures about the alleged attack.
Turkish President Abdullah Gul summoned Deputy Foreign Minister Naci Koru to the presidential palace to be briefed on the developments in Mosul.
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu left talks in the United States to return to deal with the alleged attack.
Sources from the Prime Ministry said the events in Mosul are being followed closely and the Turkish Foreign Ministry will make a statement soon.
More than 300,000 residents have fled Mosul, which has seen clashes between security forces and militants since Friday. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Tuesday that Iraq had been placed on "maximum alert" and called on Iraq's parliament to declare a national state of emergency.
- Militants take control of Tikrit city
Iraq's government has lost control of a second city in less than 48 hours after militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant seized the city of Tikrit on Wednesday, according to a security source.
Separately, eyewitnesses told the Anadolu Agency that ISIL militants "took over the city in only a few minutes." They said ISIL militants started firing into the air and broke into the state university of Tikrit, a city only 140 km from Iraqi capital Baghdad.
The Private Salahuddin television channel, based in Tikrit, suddenly stopped broadcasting.
Earlier in the day police Captain Omar al-Jubouri told AA: "The army withdrew abruptly from the entrance of Tikrit city, leaving only the police and rapid deployment forces in the city."
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