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Turkish soldier kidnapped by jihadists in Syria freed: PM

 

A Turkish soldier who went missing on the Turkish-Syrian border during an anti-smuggling operation was returned to Turkey by an intelligence service operation, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Monday.

"I would like to convey my regards to our soldier, who is on his way back to the country thanks to a successful operation by the National Intelligence Organization, as well as his family and our Turkish Armed Forces," Davutoglu tweeted on his account.

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