Gunmen Kidnap 16 Turkish Workers in Baghdad

Gunmen in Iraq's capital kidnapped 16 Turkish workers Wednesday, the interior ministry said. The workers, who were part of a crew building a football field, were taken in the mainly Shi'ite Habibiya district in northeastern Baghdad.  There was no indication of the identity of the kidnappers or their motive. Last year, Islamic State militants seized 49 Turkish hostages from Turkey's consulate in Mosul and held them for more than three months before releasing the...

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