Now Turkey has fiercely resisted and adamantly refused although it has been given ultimatum after ultimatum to actually withdraw its forces since they have entered Iraq without consulting, without informing and without being invited and Iraqi government has challenged them to prove beyond the shadow of doubt that they have actually requested their help and they could not actually present any evidence.
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Turkey began withdrawing troops stationed near the IS-controlled Iraqi city of Mosul earlier this week.
Turkey’s statement comes a day after U.S. President Barack Obama urged Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan in a phone call to “de-escalate tensions” with Iraq by continuing to withdraw Turkish forces.
The Turkish government has said miscommunication led to a recent row with Baghdad over the presence of Turkish troops in northern Iraqi town of Bashiqa to support training of Iraqi forces against Daesh, Anadolu agency reported.
The ministry said Turkey would continue to move some of its troops out of Nineveh province, where the camp is based.
On Tuesday, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said that the presence of Turkish forces in Bashiqa does not pose a threat to the territorial integrity of Iraq but represents a strong entity against terrorism.
A senior Turkish official said last week that between 150 and 300 soldiers and 20 tanks were deployed to protect Turkish military trainers at the Bashiqa camp near Mosul.
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Turkish troops came under an from Islamic State forces this week in the area.
