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IS Releases 49 Turkish Hostages
(Los Angeles Times) Raja Abdulrahim - Questions emerged Saturday over what Turkey gave in exchange for 49 hostages from the Turkish consulate in Mosul who were released by Islamic State militants in Syria after being held for more than three months. The release was particularly significant in light of Turkey's reluctance to join a U.S.-led coalition against the Islamic State. "I think it's self-evident that there was some sort of quid pro quo," said Howard Eissenstat, a Turkey expert at St. Lawrence University in New York. "I think what's likely is Turkey gave some sort of guarantee that its actions against ISIS would be limited in nature."