Iraq appealed Friday to the UN Security Council to demand that Turkey
remove its troops from northern Iraq, calling the incursion a "flagrant
violation" of international law.
"We call on the Security Council to demand that Turkey withdraw its forces immediately ... and not to violate Iraqi sovereignty again," Iraqi Ambassador Mohamed Ali Alhakim said in a letter to the Security Council.
US Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power, who this month holds the rotating presidency, said the letter was being taken seriously.
"There's growing alarm from the Iraqi government," Power said. "Any troop deployment must have the consent of the Iraqi government."
Read More: Iraq demands Turkey withdraw troops | News | DW.COM | 12.12.2015
"We call on the Security Council to demand that Turkey withdraw its forces immediately ... and not to violate Iraqi sovereignty again," Iraqi Ambassador Mohamed Ali Alhakim said in a letter to the Security Council.
US Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power, who this month holds the rotating presidency, said the letter was being taken seriously.
"There's growing alarm from the Iraqi government," Power said. "Any troop deployment must have the consent of the Iraqi government."
Read More: Iraq demands Turkey withdraw troops | News | DW.COM | 12.12.2015
