Iraq: '24 hours left' for Turkey to withdraw troops. "The air force has the capability to protect Iraq and its borders from any threat it faces."

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has warned Turkey that "only 24 hours" were left for Ankara to remove forces it sent to the north of his country without permission.

"We must be prepared and ready to defend Iraq and its sovereignty," said Abadi, who visited Iraq's air force headquarters on Monday, according to his office.


Earlier on Monday, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu told Abadi in a letter that Ankara would halt further transfers of troops to Iraq until Baghdad's "sensitivities" were placated, but did not agree to withdraw the existing force from the country.

"No further forces will be deployed to Bashiqa until concerns of the Iraqi government are overcome," the letter said, the Reuters news agency said, citing sources at the prime minister's office in Ankara...
 aljazeera.com
7/12/15
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