First step to annexation The real reason Turkey sent troops to Iraq
Date
12/21/2015 9:17:41 AM
(MENAFN- Asia Times) A large convoy of Turkish military rolls from the southeastern part of Turkey toward the Iraqi border in this file photo
In early December Ankara sent approximately 130 Turkish troops to a town close to Mosul the second largest city in Iraq which was captured by Islamic State (IS) or Daesh in June 2014. The initiative was not authorized by Baghdad which called it a violation of sovereignty. Iraqi authorities urged Ankara to withdraw soldiers and military hardware from the province of Nineveh and refrain from similar actions in the future.
“President Erdogan and his entourage believe that Nineveh province was illegally annexed from Turkey in 1920. Taking advantage of the attenuation of the central Iraqi authority and de facto division of the country into three parts (Shiite south Sunni center and Kurdish north) Mr. Erdogan cherishes the idea of restoring ‘historical justice'” the analyst explained. Read More
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