1. Turkey Treads on Iraq’s Toes In Tussle Over Role at Mosul.
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ARANGO, TIM, GORDON, MICHAEL R., Yeginsu, Ceylan, Timur, Safak, and Al-Jawoshy, Omar
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INTERNATIONAL conflict , *MILITARY science , *INTERNATIONAL cooperation , *TWENTY-first century , *HISTORY , *MILITARY relations , *MODERN military history -- 21st century , *POLITICAL attitudes - Abstract
The article discusses a dispute between Turkey and Iraq regarding an international military effort to retake the city of Mosul, Iraq from the Islamic State terrorist group in 2016, and it mentions how Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan wants to have a role in the battle for Mosul, Iraq. According to the article, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi claims that there could be an Iraqi-Turkish military confrontation if Turkish forces intervene in Mosul, Iraq.
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- 2016