October 23, 2014 | Quote
Kidnapping Plot in Turkey Raises New Questions About U.S. Troops’ Safety
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U.S. troops in Turkey should not wear their uniforms while off base and take other precautions so that they don’t become an “easy target,” said Daveed Gartenstein-Ross of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, a Washington-based think tank.
“In Turkey, you have this significant presence in the south of [Islamic State], of al-Qaida — and they’re active in other parts of the country as well,” he said. “I would definitely say that it is something that should be a concern, something that is on the radar of soldiers because they could, perhaps, be targeted.”
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