Reuters: Iraq at U.N. plays down dispute with Turkey over troop deployment
Iraq asked NATO on Tuesday to put pressure on alliance member Turkey to withdraw its troops immediately from northern Iraq after Ankara said it would not deploy any more but refused to pull out those already there.
The arrival of a heavily armed Turkish contingent near the frontline close to Mosul has added yet another controversial deployment to a war against Islamic State that has drawn in most of the world's major powers.
"NATO must use its authority to urge Turkey to withdraw immediately from Iraqi territory," Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said in a statement, posted after a 48-hour deadline set by Baghdad for a withdrawal of the troops expired.
WNU Editor: The 48 hour ultimatum has passed, and Turkish forces are still in Iraq. I also do not expect any response from NATO on Iraq's request to tell fellow-NATO member Turkey to leave.
More News On The Growing Rift Between Iraq And Turkey On Turkish Forces In Northern Iraq
Iraq calls on NATO to force withdrawal of Turkish forces -- Rudaw
Turkey halts troop deployment to Iraq but will not withdraw -- DW
Tensions Grow Between Turkey and Iraq -- WSJ
Baghdad ultimatum to Ankara expires, Moscow to discuss Turkish military invasion at UNSC -- RT
Russia: Presence Of Turkish Forces In Iraq 'Unacceptable' -- RFE
Protesters in Baghdad call for withdrawal of Turkish troops from northern Iraq -- Euronews
Why is Turkey stirring the Iraqi cauldron? -- Semih Idiz, Al-Monitor
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