Iraq Calls on Turkish ambassador on the carpet

World December 5, 2015 20:21

baghdad - The Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Turkish ambassador was summoned Saturday to protest against the deployment of Turkish troops in northern Iraq. Iraq demands the immediate withdrawal of these troops.

The ministry said in a statement that Turkish troops had entered Iraqi territory without the government in Baghdad thereof. Iraq considers such presence as a hostile act,null, ''.The Turks are located near the city of Mosul, which is owned by terror group Islamic State (IS).,null, A battalion is drawn within the region, '' confirmed a Turkish security source earlier. According to the Iraqi government have the troops,null, cannons and tanks. ''The Turkish source said that the troops have been deployed to train Iraqi soldiers.