Iraq’s Turmoil: Likelihoods to Open up Pandora’s Box for Turkey
The polarization of Iraq’s Arabs, which is a result of the current turmoil, would lead to dangerous consequences for Turkey, warns Idrees Mohammed.
Middle East Online
The rift rises between Iraq and Turkey as Iraq summons Turkish ambassador to call on his government to consider the “necessity of avoiding anything that might disturb” the ties. The move comes amid the already chilly atmosphere between Ankara and Baghdad due to the former’s attitude to the latter’s Shiite-led government’s action to arrest Iraq’s Vice President. Turkish Prime Minister warned his Iraqi counterpart over the action, warning that his action will hurt the country’s democracy and urging him to reduce the tension. His calls were harshly slammed by Iraqi Prime Minister who expressed surprise of Turkey’s “interference" in his country’s internal affairs, declaring his determination not to “allow that absolutely.”
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