Turkey ready to cooperate with Iraq to defeat Daesh

The Turkish Foreign Ministry said that as a committed member of the global coalition against Daesh, Turkey is ready to cooperate with Iraq to more closely coordinate joint efforts to defeat and destroy the terrorist group, Daily Sabah reported on Sunday.

Turkey reiterates its support for Iraq's sovereignty and territorial integrity and acknowledges the miscommunication with the Government of Iraq over the recent deployments of Turkish protection forces to support training activities for Iraqi forces in their campaign against Daesh in northern Iraq.

Turkey will continue to transfer troops from Mosul, taking Iraq's sensitivities into consideration.

The statement underlined that Turkey recognizes Iraqi concerns and will continue to move military forces from Nineveh province.

Turkey, in recognition of Iraqi concerns and in accordance with the requirements of the fight against Daesh, is continuing to move military forces from Nineveh province that were the source of the miscommunication.

Source: MENA