ANKARA (Sputnik) – On Tuesday, the Iraqi parliament adopted a resolution voicing a protest against the Turkish military presence in Iraq’s town of Bashiqa, located about 19 miles northeast of the city of Mosul. The lawmakers demanded the Iraqi authorities to take necessary legal and diplomatic measures, including a review of the economic relations between the two countries. Ankara has condemned the resolution.
"Ambassador Hisham Ali Akbar İbrahim Al-Alawi was called to the ministry where we raised concerns over the Iraqi parliament’s resolution and accusations against Turkey voiced by some Iraqi officials," the spokesperson said.
Following the deployment, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Abadi demanded the withdrawal of the Turkish troops, sent into the Bashiqa camp without Baghdad’s approval.
Mosul is Iraq’s second-biggest city and capital of the northwestern province of Ninawa. It has been occupied by Daesh since June 2014 and declared the Iraqi capital of its so-called caliphate.
