Turks are Targets in Iraq

In another statement, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said that unidentified men raided the Turkish Red Crescent convoy in Mosul on Monday, wounding two relief officers and two journalists.

A written Foreign Ministry statement said the same day that "The officers and Ihlas news agency’s reporters were taken to the Al Salem hospital in Mosul. One of these was taken under surgery, and the other three were injured slightly.

One of the Red Crescent crew is in serious condition.

"That the raid has been committed against a humanitarian aid convoy for the Iraqi people which should in no way be attacked, aggravates the situation.

"Turkey takes all the necessary action towards Iraqi authorities to avoid reoccurrence of such incidents. "

Meanwhile, a Turkish truck driver was killed and another one was wounded close to Mosul. Iraqi police official Ahmet Sihap said "A truck driver was killed and another one wounded, in a gun-raid to a convoy by unidentified men."

The Iraqi police announced that the body of another Turk was found in El Sakrat, 270 km to Baghdad and he was found out to be from Mardin. ..

Ten Turks have already been kidnapped in Iraq.