Iraq recovers ISIS-abducted child taken at age one
Shafaq News – Baghdad / Ankara
Iraq’s embassy in Turkiye on Monday returned a child abducted by ISIS in 2014 during the group’s takeover and mass attacks in Iraq.
According to a statement from the embassy, ISIS militants killed the boy’s parents and kidnapped him when he was just one.
فيديو : السفارة العراقيَّة في أنقرة تُعيد الطفل العراقيَّ المختطف علي غازي إلى ذويه بعد متابعاتٍ استمرت أكثر من عامين pic.twitter.com/J4G0HG2DSg
— سفارة جمهورية العراق - أنقرة | Iraq in Ankara (@IraqinAnkara) December 15, 2025
The child, Ali Ghazi Mohammed Jamil, was located in Turkiye in 2022 after years of being missing and was placed in a child care facility in Ankara under the supervision of Turkish authorities, the statement added.
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The embassy coordinated with Turkish authorities to verify the child’s identity, confirm his relationship to his uncle through DNA testing, and complete all legal and consular procedures.
السفارة العراقيَّة في أنقرة تُعيد الطفل العراقيَّ المختطف علي غازي إلى ذويه بعد متابعاتٍ استمرت أكثر من عامينرابط الخبر : https://t.co/hN5uFbPcak pic.twitter.com/Gb1lBXvcGn
— سفارة جمهورية العراق - أنقرة | Iraq in Ankara (@IraqinAnkara) December 15, 2025
