Baghdad has insisted that the Turkish troops had no authorization from the Iraqi government and thus demanded their withdrawal, while Ankara called the troops only a routine rotation of the trainers.
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The Turkish Foreign Ministry announced late Saturday, December 19, the government “in recognition of the Iraqi concerns and in accordance with the requirements of the fight against Daesh (Islamic State), is continuing to move military forces from Nineveh province”.
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It comes a day after US President Barack Obama urged Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to “de-escalate tensions” with Baghdad.
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It has not received much attention in the American mainstream media, but Reuters, Aljazeera, and others have reported that Turkey deployed 150 troops near the ISIS-occupied city of Mosul in the northern part of Iraq about a week ago without invitation, creating an worldwide crisis.
The Turkish military presence had sparked major protests in Iraq last week.
Baghdad on Sunday welcomed Turkey’s move, but said it would keep up efforts at the United Nations to achieve a full withdrawal.
The foreign ministry said it acknowledged a “miscommunication” with Iraq over the deployment of its forces. Baghdad complained that Ankara sent troops there without its permission, calling it an “Illegal” incursion on its soil.
Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari said Monday that he was pleased with Ankara’s move.
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Turkish soldiers guard near Turkish-Syria border line after renewed attack by Islamic State in Kobane, Syria, 25 June 2015.
