Coalition jets hit Turkish consulate in northern Iraq

ANKARA

Airstrikes by warplanes from the anti-Daesh coalition destroyed the Turkish consulate in Mosul, northern Iraq, on Monday, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said.

The compound had been occupied by Daesh since the group seized the city in June 2014.

The ministry said the strikes at 3.00 a.m. local time (00.00GMT) were taken after consultation between coalition commanders and Turkish officials.