Spokesman of Iraqi volunteer forces (Hashd al-Shaabi) Yousef al-Kalabi announced that the Turkish forces have been besieged by the Iraqi army in Bashiqa military base in Nineveh province.
"The Turkish army troops are now under the Iraqi army's siege in Baishqa base," al-Kalabi said on Tuesday.
The Iraqi volunteer forces spokesman underlined that Hashd al-Shaabi forces are proceeding with their operations from the Southern part of Mosul city to Hamam Ali region which is located at the end of Beiji region, and said, "These regions not only have geographical importance, but the main logistic and supply routes of Iraq's joint military forces participating in Mosul operation pass through these regions."
On Saturday, Nineveh Provincial Council called the Turkish troops in Iraq as occupying forces and warned them to withdraw from Baishqa military base immediately.
The call by Nineveh provincial body came as Turkey claimed that its troops have been stationed in Baishqa military base at the request of the governor of Nineveh province.
"The Turkish troops have no permission from Iraq's central government or Nineveh provincial council to be deployed there," the council's member Hesam al-Abar said.
He noted that the Nineveh Provincial Council has approved immediate withdrawal of the Turkish forces.
Last week, a large number of people gathered in front of the Turkish Embassy in Baghdad in protest at the presence of Turkish troops in their country.
Hundreds of Iraqi protesters called for withdrawal of the Turkish army from Baishqa region in Nineveh province.
The protesters chanted slogans against the Turkish government and blasted Ankara for violating their territorial integrity.
Baghdad has protested several times against the troops deployment and demanded their immediate withdrawal from Iraqi territory, a request that has fallen on deaf ears.
Also last week, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan rejected Baghdad’s objections to the presence of Turkish forces in northern Iraq.
Ankara, he said, seeks to prevent the Mosul battle from turning into a “sectarian one” and causing “blood and fire” in the Middle East.
The comments came only hours after Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi took to his Twitter account to brush aside Erdogan’s earlier remarks that Turkish forces must play a role in the Mosul operation.
The Iraqi government criticized Erdogan’s “irresponsible” remarks, with the Iraqi premier’s spokesman Saad al-Hadithi saying that the Turkish leader was “pouring oil on the fire.”
[farsnews.com]
18/10/16
"The Turkish army troops are now under the Iraqi army's siege in Baishqa base," al-Kalabi said on Tuesday.
- Al-Kalabi said that separating the Turkish troops from the Mosul liberation operation was part of the operation itself, and added, "The ISIL has withdrawn from many parts of Mosul city over the past 48 hours and the terrorists are trying to flee to Raqqa."
The Iraqi volunteer forces spokesman underlined that Hashd al-Shaabi forces are proceeding with their operations from the Southern part of Mosul city to Hamam Ali region which is located at the end of Beiji region, and said, "These regions not only have geographical importance, but the main logistic and supply routes of Iraq's joint military forces participating in Mosul operation pass through these regions."
On Saturday, Nineveh Provincial Council called the Turkish troops in Iraq as occupying forces and warned them to withdraw from Baishqa military base immediately.
The call by Nineveh provincial body came as Turkey claimed that its troops have been stationed in Baishqa military base at the request of the governor of Nineveh province.
"The Turkish troops have no permission from Iraq's central government or Nineveh provincial council to be deployed there," the council's member Hesam al-Abar said.
He noted that the Nineveh Provincial Council has approved immediate withdrawal of the Turkish forces.
Last week, a large number of people gathered in front of the Turkish Embassy in Baghdad in protest at the presence of Turkish troops in their country.
Hundreds of Iraqi protesters called for withdrawal of the Turkish army from Baishqa region in Nineveh province.
The protesters chanted slogans against the Turkish government and blasted Ankara for violating their territorial integrity.
Baghdad has protested several times against the troops deployment and demanded their immediate withdrawal from Iraqi territory, a request that has fallen on deaf ears.
Also last week, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan rejected Baghdad’s objections to the presence of Turkish forces in northern Iraq.
Ankara, he said, seeks to prevent the Mosul battle from turning into a “sectarian one” and causing “blood and fire” in the Middle East.
The comments came only hours after Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi took to his Twitter account to brush aside Erdogan’s earlier remarks that Turkish forces must play a role in the Mosul operation.
The Iraqi government criticized Erdogan’s “irresponsible” remarks, with the Iraqi premier’s spokesman Saad al-Hadithi saying that the Turkish leader was “pouring oil on the fire.”
[farsnews.com]
18/10/16
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