From exposing the number of Turkish forces in Iraq to making decisive decisions against Ankara.
By disclosing the number of Turkish forces and headquarters in Iraq, a member of the coordination framework stated that the country’s parliament will take firm decisions to stop Ankara’s aggression against Iraqi sovereignty.
Ebtisam al-Gharawi, a member of parliament and a member of the coordination committee of Iraqi Shiites known as “Al-Atar Al-Tansiqi” (Coordination Framework), emphasized that decisive decisions will be taken against Turkey due to the bombing of the “Barkh” resort, and said that allowing the continued presence of the Turkish army in Iraq will not be given
In an interview with Shafaq News website, he stated that yesterday’s parliament meeting was not only for listening to the words of ministers and military commanders, but it was intended to make binding decisions.
Al-Gharawi explained: “The violation of Iraqi sovereignty is done by the occupation of this country by the Turkish army. There are five military bases and more than 100 points and military headquarters for the Turkish army in Iraq, and also four thousand Turks are present in Iraq, and there are more than 20,000 sorties (flight missions) for the Turkish army in the skies of Iraq. has it.
He added: The Turks in Iraq are equipped with all kinds of weapons and military equipment. From now on, we will not allow the Turks to be present on the territory of Iraq, and as you have dealt with ISIS, we will deal with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and the Turkish army and any force that violates the sovereignty of Iraq.
Iraqi news sources reported on Wednesday evening that the Turkish army attacked the north of this country and a cannonball hit a resort in the city of “Zakho” located in the province of “Dahuk” in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. Iraqi media reported that following this attack, 9 Iraqi citizens were killed and 31 people were injured.
On Thursday, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu denied the statements of the Iraqi authorities about Turkey’s attack on the Kurdistan region and said: “We reject the accusations against us and we are ready to cooperate with the Iraqi authorities.” “Several terrorist organizations, including the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), are still active in Iraq.”
Yesterday, the Iraqi parliament held a meeting chaired by “Mohammed al-Halbousi” and attended by 242 representatives, ministers of foreign affairs and defense and a number of army commanders, to investigate this case.