The Turkish army said Wednesday’s attack “shows once again the importance of security measures for the contingent” in Bashiqa.
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Carter was to talk with his commanders, including Lt. Gen. Sean McFarland who is heading the fight against IS, and Iraqis about the new US plan to deploy a new special commando force to Iraq.
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The US has urged Turkey to withdraw its “unauthorized” military forces from northern Iraq, calling on Ankara to respect the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
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Defense Secretary Ashton Carter left the door open to more US boots on the ground in Iraq during a recent press briefing.
After 16 months of USA and allied air strikes in Iraq, the Islamic State has been ousted from several smaller cities, but remains in control of northern Mosul, the country’s second largest city, as well as much of Anbar, the vast desert province in western Iraq.
Because weather problems were restricting some air travel around Baghdad, Carter’s meetings with Iraqi leaders were scrambled a bit, but he was eventually able to helicopter in to see Abadi and Iraq Defense Minister Khaled al Obeidi.
In the United States, an unnamed official linked to U.S. Vice President Joe Biden’s office condemned the attack on Turkish troops, calling on the Iraqi and Turkish governments to de-escalate tensions over the presence of Ankara’s forces in the north of the country.
Carter and his delegation also met USA partners in the global anti-ISIL coalition.
Turkey has welcomed the formation in Saudi Arabia of a 34-nation military coalition to fight terrorism.
The Turkish military responded to the attack on the camp – used to train Iraqi anti-jihadist fighters with Turkish help – with fire of their own, the CNN-Turk and NTV channels reported, citing military sources.
President Barack Obama said on Monday the United States and its allies were hitting IS “harder than ever” and warned the extremists’ leaders: “You are next”.
The IS attack came days after Turkey, under intense pressure from Baghdad, was forced to pull out an unspecified number of reinforcements it had sent to the camp, citing threats from the IS group.
Turkey has stationed trainers since a year ago at the camp in Bashiqa, where Kurdish and Sunni forces are being trained to fight IS.
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Now, the political forces limiting the USA mission appear to be coming from Baghdad as Iran and hardline Shiites in Iraq have grown more powerful over time and the Iraqi prime minister risks losing his job if he appears to be too closely aligned with the U.S.
