Live

Iraq-Turkey tensions over Ankara's deployment in Iraq stays on

The Iraqi Defense Ministry has once again called on Turkey to withdraw its forces immediately and unconditionally.

1 min read

Altaf Ahmad
​Press TV, Baghdad 

Months after Ankara deployed troops in northern Iraq, the Iraqi Defense Ministry has once again called on Turkey to withdraw its forces immediately and unconditionally. The warning comes amid reports that the Turkish troops have raised their country's flag over a military camp in northern Iraq. Our correspondent Altaf Ahmad has the details in a report from Baghdad.