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Read this piece on the war for Mosul: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/...icle32407273/
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They are slowly, slowly painting him, with the Saddam brush.Already, there are Turkish forces inside Iraq, in Bashiqa, close to Mosul. They include hundreds of troops and about 25 tanks, deployed in December, without Baghdad’s permission, to safeguard Turkish personnel training Kurds and Arab fighters. Already, the Turkish tanks have shelled IS positions in Mosul.
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi directed the Turkish leader to withdraw his forces from Iraq. Mr. Erdogan, who believes Mosul, once part of the Ottoman Empire, still belongs to Turkey, said the Turkish army does not take orders from Mr. al-Abadi. “I have Turkmen brothers there,” he said. “Excuse me, but I won’t leave.”
Iraqi Shia militias, backed by Iran, have vowed they will turn their guns on Turkish forces if Mr. Erdogan continues his intervention.
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