Iraq on Wednesday warned that it will consider military action if Turkey does not comply with Baghdad's latest demand to withdraw troops from a northern camp where they are training anti-Daesh fighters.
Ankara earlier this month deployed Turkish troops to northern Iraq to train militia to fight Daesh militants. The deployment outraged Baghdad, which claims the move violates Iraq's sovereignty.
On Wednesday, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said that Turkey had not honored a commitment to withdraw its troops from the region.
Abadi said in a statement that a Turkish delegation to Iraq promised to announce, upon returning to Ankara, that Turkey would withdraw its troops, "but the Turkish government has not respected the agreement and we request that the Turkish government announce immediately that it will withdraw from Iraqi territory."
Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari on Wednesday said that Baghdad will continue to pursue a peaceful resolution, but warned that if "fighting is imposed on us, we will consider it [necessary] to protect our sovereignty, people and resources."
In response, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Wednesday said that if Baghdad wants to use force, it should be against Daesh.
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