28 Mar 2024
Saturday 7 January 2017 - 15:03
Story Code : 246017

Turkish PM arrives in Iraq amid row over Ankara troops

Turkish PM arrives in Iraq amid row over Ankara troops


Press TV- Turkey'sPrime Minister Binali Yildirim has arrived in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, following a war of words between the two countries over the presence of Turkishtroops near the city of Mosul.

Yildirims two-day visit to the Arab country began on Saturday, Iraq's state TV reported.

The Turkish premier was welcomed by his Iraqi counterpart, Haider al-Abadi, in Baghdad.

"We hope that his (Yildirims) visit will open a new chapter in Turkey-Iraq relations, Turkeys ambassador to Baghdad, Faruk Kaymakci, said on his Twitter account.

Last December, Turkey deployed a number of soldiers, equipped with heavy arms and backed by tanks, to the Bashiqa military camp on the outskirts of Mosul, where a major operation in underway by Iraqi soldiers and allied fighters to retake the city from Daesh terrorists.

Ankara claimed the deployment was part of a mission to train and equip Iraqi Kurdish forces in the fight against Daesh. However, Baghdad has repeatedly denounced the move as a violation of its sovereignty and called for the withdrawal of Turkish troops.

Almost 200 Militants slain in Mosul

Meanwhile, on Friday, a total of 194 Daesh elements were killed in the Iraqi forces push to recapture Mosul.

The Iraqi Defense Ministry said in a statement that 22 Takfiris died in the armys drone strikes in the city. Abdullah Yasim Soleiman al-Jabouri, also known as Abu Sahir, who was in charge of Daeshs air unit, was among the victims of the drone attacks.

Meanwhile, Arabic-language al-Forat newsagency reported the recapture of al-Asar village in western Mosul by the Iraqipopular forces.

Separately, Commander of Federal Police Forces Lieutenant General Raed Shaker Jawdat said that Daesh prisons were uncovered in the recently liberated Mosuls al-Wahdah region, situated on theleft bank of the Tigris River.

Additionally, an unidentified security source in theIraqi Army's 7thDivision in Anbar Province announced the liberation of the villages of n al-Zawiyahand al-Sakrah in western Ramadi.

The Anbar operation left 13 Daesh terrorists dead and destroyed 105 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) as well as 11 rockets and three warehouses storing guns.

Iraqi forces also managed to hoist the national flag over building in Ghufran Khuser eastern Mosul. The Iraqi flag was further raised over two hospitals and medical college in southern Mosul.

Terror attacks kill civilians in Salahuddin

An IED was exploded targeting locals who were fleeing Daesh-held areas in theJabal Hamrin district of Salahuddin Province, killing two people and injuring 26 others, among them women and children.

Another booby-trap also went off in Baghdads Yusufiyah, leaving one person dead and four other wounded.

Moreover, a similar blast hit Baghdads Mushahid neighborhood where a tribesman was slain and three more sustained injuries.

https://theiranproject.com/vdcjvme8auqexyz.92fu.html
Your Name
Your Email Address