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  • Tensions Flaring Between Iraq, Turkey: Turks Not Withdrawing Troops, Baghdad Threatens Use of Force

    12/31/2015 7:17:50 AM PST · by Michael van der Galien · 32 replies
    PJ Media ^ | 12-31-2015 | Michael van der Galien
    Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has accused Turkey of failing to live up to an agreement about the withdrawal of Turkish troops from Iraq's northern region. The country's foreign minister added that, if necessary, Iraq is willing to respond with force to the continued provocation. Tensions between the two Muslim nations starting rising when Turkey sent 150 troops to the Bashiqa military base near Mosul. According to the Turks, the troops are meant to protect the base where the Turkish military is training an Iraqi militia to fight against ISIS. The area around the base is a no-man's land: there...