Al-Khazali: Türkiye’s military presence is a violation of Iraq’s sovereignty

According to the report of the international group of Fars news agency, Qays al-Khazali, the secretary general of the Asaib Ahl al-Haq movement in Iraq, who was the host of the Turkish ambassador to Iraq, Alireza Gonai, emphasized that Baghdad strongly opposes Ankara’s military presence in its territory.

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Al-Khazali stated that Turkey’s military presence is a gross violation of Iraq’s sovereignty, and said: The Iraqi government is responsible for ensuring that its territory does not pose a threat to neighboring countries or that it is not attacked.

According to “Al-Masla” news website, Secretary General Asaib pointed out that Iraq has adopted a policy of balance in regional and international relations, and emphasized: Turkey should review Iraq’s water rights. slow down and adhere to international agreements.

The Turkish ambassador, while appreciating al-Khazali’s effort to strengthen Turkey-Iraq relations, said that he has an important role in the Iraqi government.

Turkey has been violating the territorial integrity of northern Iraq for a long time by claiming to confront the PKK terrorist group. The PKK group, which has been in military conflict with the Ankara government for the past 35 years, is recognized by Turkey, the United States and the European Union as a terrorist group.

Ankara claims that the militants The Kurdistan Workers’ Party is responsible for the death of more than 40,000 Turkish citizens, including women and children. But on the other hand, hundreds of villages have been depopulated due to Turkish attacks in northern Iraq and Syria.

Abd al-Amir Rashid Yarallah, the head of the Joint Staff of the Iraqi Army, said not long ago that the influence of the Turkish military in The northern areas of Iraq have increased. In this context, Yarullah emphasized: Turkish soldiers “have occupied many areas and the number of their headquarters has increased and has reached a hundred headquarters inside the territories.” “.

He stated that Turkey has five main bases in northern Iraq, and emphasized that more than four thousand Turkish troops are present in these bases.

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