Missing Bodies Of Soldiers Come Home; 2 Believed To Have Been Held By ISIS In Syria
January 10 2017
The bodies of two Turkish soldiers who have been missing for weeks in Syria have been returned to Turkey, reports Agence France-Presse.
The Turkish army began operations in northern Syria in August. In late November, the military said it had lost contact with two of its soldiers. The Islamic State claimed it had taken them hostage.
The two bodies were returned to their families after a funeral ceremony in the southeastern city of Gaziantep, reported Turkey's Dogan news...
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