Get out ASAP, Iraq asks
2008-02-24 19:49
Baghdad - Iraq on Sunday urged Turkey to withdraw its troops from the country's northern Kurdish region "as soon as possible," saying that Ankara's military operation was a "threat" to Iraq's sovereignty.
Iraq urges Turkey "to withdraw its forces from Iraqi soil as soon possible", a statement issued by the government of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said.
It said the "Turkish military operation is a threat to Iraqi sovereignty".
Thousands of Turkish troops crossed into northern Iraq on Friday to hunt Kurdish rebels.
- AFP