The Mosul Operation and Iran
The Mosul Operation and Iran 2016-10-27 The tension between Ankara and the Baghdad government has escalated over the Turkish forces at the Bashika base, right after the approval of a motion in TGNA that allowed the deployment of Turkish soldiers outside the country, and prior to the beginning of Mosul offensive that has been cooked up for a long time to liberate it from ISIS. Haidar al-Abadi, Iraqi Prime Minister, stated on October 5, “I fear the Turkish adventure could turn into a regional war.” That statement of Abadi is most viewed as a threat to Turkey. Additionally, some people claimed that the Abadi government turned against Turkey because of the pressures of the United States and Iran, which are thought to be influential over Baghdad. Indeed, the Iranian officials have stood with the Iraqi government through continuousstatements. Recently, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani implicitly criticized Turkey in a speech he gave on October 24. He said, “We regard as very dangero...