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Iraq Pres.: Turkey Violates Intl. Law

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Turkish troops shouldn't be in Iraq, president says

On Saturday Iraq's president Fouad Massoum said that Turkey's deployment of troops in Iraq near the city of Mosul was "a violation of international norms and law." According to Reuters, a Turkish security source said that the troops were meant to help train Iraqi military to fight ISIS, which controls Mosul. Iraq's prime minister and foreign ministry have also called for Turkey to withdraw its troops.

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