Turkey sticks its neck out again, this time in Iraq
Ankara’s unusually loud public acknowledgement of sending reinforcement soldiers into Iraq shows Turkey hopes to establish its own territory there.
In its second incredibly controversial move in as many weeks, Turkey drew Baghdad's wrath over the weekend by dispatching uninvited reinforcement troops to Iraq. While Turkey said the move was merely routine, Baghdad called it a “violation of sovereignty” and told Ankara it had 48 hours to get those troops out.
Turkey has since said it will send no more troops but has not withdrawn any soldiers.
