Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says that his country is duty-bound to protect its soldiers near the Iraqi city of Mosul from ISIS. He added that the soldiers are only present in order to advise Iraqi troops.
Yesterday (Sunday), Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi demanded that the Turkish troops in northern Iraq be withdrawn within 48 hours, or else he would appeal to the UN Security Council.
According to Prime Minister al-Abadi, Turkey deployed its forces without coordinating with or informing Iraqi authorities, and that their presence violates Iraq's sovereignty.