The Turkish
move to annex Mosul is further developing into a serious conflict.
Iraq has demanded that Turkey removes its soldiers and heavy weapons
from the "training base" near Mosul within 48 hours. It
asserts that these were put there without asking or informing the
sovereign Iraqi government.
[...]
The U.S. was
informed but Iraq was not? That makes it look as if the U.S. is
behind this. Brett McGurk has also said that this is not a "U.S.-led
coalition" operation but is otherwise playing "neutral"
on the issue.
[...]
The former
policemen who ran away when the Islamic State took over Mosul are not
and will not be a serious fighting force against their Islamic State
brethren in Mosul. They are just a fig leave for the Turkish
occupation.
There are
rumors, not confirmed yet, that Turkey now uses the presence of its
force to blackmail the Iraqi government. Turkey, it is said, wants
agreement from Baghdad for a gas pipeline from Qatar through Iraq to
Turkey.
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