Opens fronts Turkey

SUNDAY, 6 DECEMBER 2015


Opens fronts Turkey

After shooting down Russian aircraft to the Syrian border, which resulted in reaching the edges the relations with Moscow, Ankara opens new front in Baghdad.

On Friday night, more than 130 Turkish soldiers have been developed in the area of ​​Mosul and specifically in bass, northern Iraq, in order to train units peshmerga, Iraqi Kurdish fighters.

Stretches the rope Turkey

According to Turkish media reports, Ankara makes the region a permanent military base, following an agreement reached with the authorities of Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region. The same sources indicate that in northern Iraq have reached 20-25 tanks.

The Iraqi authorities issued a statement which stressed: "We have confirmation that Turkey appeared on Iraqi territory troops estimated almost an armored regiment, accompanied by tanks and artillery ostensibly to train armed groups, and that without the request or the approval of the federal Iraqi authorities. "

The reaction of the Iraqi president was immediate. Fuad Masoum described the move of Turkey "violation of international norms and international law" and stressed that it will increase regional tensions.

In a statement, Masoum called on Turkey to withdraw its forces and asked the Foreign Ministry of Iraq to take the necessary steps to preserve the sovereignty and independence of the country.

For its part, the Iraqi government demanded the immediate withdrawal of Turkish forces from Mosul. The foreign ministry announced, which was broadcast on state television described the Turkish activities "an invasion" and rejected any military operation is not made in coordination with the federal government in Baghdad.

According to two US officials, the United States was aware of the development of the Turkish forces in northern Iraq, but this movement is not part of a planning alliance against Islamic fundamentalist Islamic state. However, Turkish military source told Reuters agency that the education of peshmerga guerrillas is directly related to the fight against jihadists.