No Turkish soldiers allowed to participate in Mosul offensive: Abadi

‘Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has called for the withdrawal of Turkish troops from the Iraqi territory, stating that he would not agree to the participation of their forces in the forthcoming operation to liberate the strategic northern city of Mosul from Daesh terrorists.
Speaking at a press conference in the holy shrine city of Karbala on Sunday, Abadi condemned the presence of any foreign troops on Iraqi soil as violation of Iraq’s sovereignty, pointing out that the Turkish military deployment in Iraq is unacceptable for bilateral relations between Baghdad and Ankara, Arabic-language al-Sumaria satellite television network reported.
He also expressed great astonishment at Turkish authorities’ insistence on keeping their soldiers in Iraq.’
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