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    Iraq’s Abadi says improved ties with Turkey depends on troops withdrawal

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    Iraq’s Abadi says improved ties with Turkey depends on troops withdrawal Empty Iraq’s Abadi says improved ties with Turkey depends on troops withdrawal

    Post by Rocky Wed 11 Jan 2017, 6:12 am

    Iraq’s Abadi says improved ties with Turkey depends on troops withdrawal
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    Iraqi PM Haider al-Abadi. Photo: Reuters
    BAGHDAD,— Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi stressed on Tuesday that neighboring Turkey should pull its forces out of Iraq, otherwise Ankara-Baghdad relations will not see an improvement.
    Abadi said in his weekly remarks to reporters in Baghdad: “I told the prime minister of Turkey that our relations will not be patched up if you do not withdraw your forces from Iraq.”
    Turkish Premier Binali Yildirim [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] Baghdad earlier this week in what was seen as a rapprochement of relations between both countries. The two leaders discussed Turkish troops based in Bashiqa, northern Iraq.

    They issued a joint statement highlighting points that had been [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] upon in their discussions. In their agreement, Iraq stressed the importance of Turkey’s withdrawal of its troops from Bashiqa and Turkey confirmed it respects Iraq’s sovereignty, though no details regarding a possible withdrawal were released.
    “The Iraqi side emphasized its firm position with regard to Bashiqa camp and the necessity for Turkey to begin to withdraw its forces in phases and to close that issue. The Turkish side confirmed its commitment to Iraq’s integrity and respect for its sovereignty,” reads the third point of the Baghdad-Ankara agreement concerning Bashiqa camp.
    “Iraq’s sovereignty is very important to us,” Yildirim said in a joint press conference with Abadi. . He described Turkey’s military presence in northern Iraq as “not arbitrary, but a necessity.”
    The issue of Bashiqa has been discussed previously between the two prime ministers. In mid-December, Abadi’s office released a statement following a phone call between the two stating that Yildirim pledged to withdraw its forces once Islamic State was defeated in Mosul.
    The Turkish troop presence in Iraq’s Bashiqa, northeast of Mosul has stirred tension with Baghdad. Iraq says they are in “blatant violation” of Iraqi sovereignty and had demanded their withdrawal.
    Turkey says the troops were [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] by Kurdish leader Massoud Barzani and has ignored the calls.
    There are 800 Turkish troops deployed in the Mosul and Shaqlawa regions, the move that sparked a crisis between Ankara and Baghdad. Turkey sent hundreds of additional forces and 25 tanks in December 2015 to bolster its military presence in the Bashiqa camp without Iraqi knowledge or approval, calling it a violation of its sovereignty.
    Erdogan said in October 2016 Turkey will continue its [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] in Iraq. “We will always be involved in all developments in Syria and Iraq. We are determined to stand by our brothers and sisters, who are fighting against terrorist organizations, through our diplomatic and military might if necessary,” Erdogan said.
    Yildirim and Abadi also discussed the fight against IS which is recently ongoing in the country’s second largest city of Mosul.
    In Tuesday’s press conference, Abadi said that “IS militants are facing giant defeats in Mosul. Destroying Mosul bridges by IS cannot impede our forces from advancing.”
    The US-led global coalition had carried out airstrikes on all five bridges, disabling them while not destroying them completely. IS has, however, recently heavily damaged at least two of the bridges according to reports.
    Concerning Iraqi forces wounded in the war, Abadi pledged “to take care of treating the IS fight wounds.”

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