ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - American-led coalition warplanes bombed the Islamic State (ISIS) occupied Turkish consulate in Mosul with Ankara's consent early on Monday. "The compound of our Mosul Consulate-General has been under the occupation of Daesh (ISIS) terrorists since June 2014,” read a statement published on the Turkish Foreign Ministry's website. “High-level Daesh terrorists reportedly were present in the compound which was destroyed by coalition warplanes at 3 am on April 4," the statement said. “Turkey approved this operation at all stages, from preparation to execution,” it added. “Our country continues to combat Daesh activities in cooperation with the international anti-ISIS coalition." When ISIS overran Mosul in June 2014 it seized the Turkish consulate, holding 46 Turks and three Iraqis, hostage. They weren't released until the following September.
