When ISIS seized the Turkish Consulate in Mousl, Iraq after overrunning the second largest city in that country (and grabbing half a billion dollars in the central bank branch there) in June, 49 Turks were taken hostage. Those hostages are now back in Ankara. The BBC reports: Dozens of hostages seized by Islamic State (IS) from the Turkish consulate in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul have been freed and are back in Turkey. The 49 were greeted by flag-waving crowds in Ankara after arriving in southern Turkey early on Saturday. Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Turkey's intelligence agency had led the operation, but gave few details. The fate of those hostages has been cited as one reason Turkey has refused to permit use of the giant Incirlik Airbase for bombing ISIS targets. But the release is unlikely to change Turkey’s position. Mark Lowen of the BBC writes: Now that the group has been released, will it change Ankara's stance? Unlikely. Turkey...(Read Full Post)