After a 17-hour battle, which included Peshmerga fighters supported by U.S., French, British and Canadian aircraft, scores of Islamic State militants were dead, including 180 fighters killed by airstrikes.
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In a December 11 letter to the 15-member Security Council, Iraq’s Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari complained that Turkey had violated his country’s sovereignty and territorial unity and integrity.
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The Obama administration is depending on Iraq’s military, along with Kurdish militiamen, to carry the bulk of the ground battle against the militants.
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Iraq attacked Ramadi earlier this month, and Carter made the offer publicly for helicopters last week, saying he believed Iraq needed USA troops and helicopters to “finish the job” in the Anbar capital.
After meeting with US and coalition troops, and Iraqi government leaders, the secretary told reporters traveling with him that the Kurdish peshmerga comprise “a capable and motivated force [the U.S.] can enable”.
Kurdish forces last month retook the town of Sinjar from Islamic State, cutting the main road between Mosul and Raqqa.
Davutoglu also highlighted that Turkish troops’ presence in Bashiqa was a part of the fight against terrorism, noting: “If our armed forces want to take a new step there, they have the full authority to do this”.
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Carter is in the middle of a weeklong trip to the Middle East, where – acting on President Barack Obama’s instructions – he’s exploring opportunities to hasten defeat of ISIL. The small advisory teams wouldn’t be on the front lines, but would allow them to provide better planning advice and coordination for the Iraqi units, said Warren. They also hope it will demonstrate the ability of up Iraq’s official security forces to succeed without the help of Shiite paramilitary forcesbacked by Iran.
“Iraqi authorities call upon Turkey to withdraw immediately from Iraqi lands”.
Nations across the world have been extending support to combat ISIS after the recent terror attacks in Paris.
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Carter deployed about 100 special-operations troops to northern Iraq to conduct raids, free hostages, gather intelligence and capture Islamic State leaders. Dozens of the Kurdish fighters were killed, according to Kurdish officials.
