Battle of Mosul: Tensions between Iraq and Turkey rises
When one thinks of tension between two parties, one should take a look at Iraq and Turkey right now.
Iran and Turkey are in deep waters as they both are on the brink of war, all because of the city of Mosul.
Mosul is a large city which was apparently recaptured by ISIL (Islamic State of Iraq and Levant) in 2014. Recently the Iraqi forces have pushed the borders and entered the city and this caused the tensions between Iraq and Turkey to rise.
Al Jazeera has covered the entire story with full details regarding which side contains whom and what exactly do they want.
Turkey is sending forces to the border area where Iraqi forces are. However, Haider al-Abadi, the Prime Minister of Iraq has been sternly informing Turkey that it should not do that. Abadi does not want a war at all.
He does say that if Turkey continues to persist its forces down the border, he will consider Turkey an enemy of Iraq and will take following actions on it.
Turkey, on the other hand, has been trying to tell Abadi that it is not sending troops to the border to create conflict but merely to avoid it by being cautious. On the side of Turkey they are right as they need to protect their people too and need to have some defense in the area if things go south.
From Iraq's side, Turkish troops being in close proximity may rise tension and increase the chances of war in an ample amount.
Al Monitor, on the other hand, covered another story where they mentioned how Iran may be able to help out between the two nations in heat. It is mentioned how Turkey has been reaching out to Iran for assistance and solutions and this could end things one way or another.
As of now things are on a tipping point as various news broadcasts are going out with people from Turkey and Iraq warning each other and giving threats.
