The four coordinated attacks by at least 300 heavily armed militants kicked off the most intense fighting that northern Iraq has seen this year, illustrating the extremist group’s continued potency despite a year-long air campaign by the United States and its allies.
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“The Vice President reaffirmed the United States’ commitment to Iraqi sovereignty and territorial integrity and called on Turkey to do the same by withdrawing any military forces from Iraqi territory that have not been authorized by the Iraqi government”, the White House said in a statement.
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Mr Carter said he planned to discuss that offer with Iraqi officials, including Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi.
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Turkey said this week it had withdrawn an unspecified contingent from the base, but the Iraqi government responded by demanding a complete pullout.
“I wouldn’t read anything into us moving these out of there as any sort of less combat capability … to be able to strike in Syria”, Davis said.
Turkey’s military said the camp was hit by Katyusha rockets fired by ISIL during a battle with Iraq’s Kurdish Peshmerga fighters. It will be created to better capitalize on intelligence in order to target, capture and kill Islamic State leaders.
“We offer condolences to our Iraqi martyr brothers’ families and the Iraqi people, and wish the injured a speedy recovery”, the Turkish foreign ministry said in a statement.
“We do want to help you build on your success in Ramadi, to move toward Mosul”, Carter told Abadi at a meeting at the government palace in Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone. USA officials hope these opposition forces will ratchet up pressure on Raqqa, the Islamic State’s de facto capital there.
Carter said he spoke with US special operations forces, now at Irbil, who recently went into northern Syria to coordinate with local Kurds and other forces battling Islamic State there.
“The prime minister did not make any specific requests in connection with helicopters…in connection with Ramadi”, Carter said.
When asked by reporters whether his country will resort to force to remove the Turkish troops, al-Jaafari said his country has no intention of starting a war with other countries, but “all options are available”.
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Major population centres in Iraq and Syria remain Islamic State strongholds, allowing it to maintain a revenue base and possibly plan attacks outside its core territory.
