'MAD' Sultan Erdogan
Turkey Given 24 Hours To Withdraw Invasion Forces From Iraq
by wire report via jill - Al-Masdar News Tuesday, Dec 8 2015, 8:43pm
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Several hours ago, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi reiterated his demand for Turkey to withdraw its invasion forces from Iraq within 24 hours. This follows on from the previous days demand that Turkey had 48 hours to leave Iraq following its incursion into northern Iraq.
Turkey claims it was invited by the Kurdish Regional Government, however, with no coordination or communication with the Baghdad GOVERNMENT. Turkey has since said it will replace existing troops in Iraq that number a few hundred, with as many as 2000 soldiers.
Baghdad and Shi’ite militias are overstretched with their fight against ISIS and they have little presence in this Peshmerga controlled area. It can only be speculated that Iraq will respond to the Turkish incursions with airstrikes once the 24 hour ultimatum expires. We shall see.
Allegedly the Turkish troops are there to train Peshmerga forces.
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