WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is accusing Turkey of sending reinforcements to a training camp in Iraq without permission from Iraq’s government.
Vice President Joe Biden is calling on Turkey to withdraw any military forces that Iraq’s government hasn’t authorized. He says Turkey has started withdrawing some of those forces, but adds that it must continue.
Turkey has stationed trainers since last year at a training camp in Iraq for fighters battling the Islamic State group. Citing threats from IS, Turkey recently sent an unspecified number of reinforcements to the camp, sparking an uproar in Baghdad.
IS attacked the camp on Wednesday, killing 3 Iraqi Sunni fighters.
Biden’s warning to Turkey came in a White House statement describing a phone call between Biden and Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi (HY’-dahr ahl ah-BAH’-dee).
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