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By Ilnur Cevik
In the past Turkish leaders and Iraq’s Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi have traded accusations over the presence of Turkish forces in the north of Mosul to fight Daesh terrorists, but that is over and done with now. These days there is a spring atmosphere between Ankara and Baghdad and Turkey is preparing to welcome Abadi in the Turkish capital today.
Masoud Barzani’s obstinacy to call for an illegal referendum for Kurdish independence in the north of Iraq and carry out his threat despite strong warnings from Turkey, Iran and Iraq has created strong cooperation between the three neighbors. Turkey and Iran support the territorial integrity of Iraq and want the country remain intact. They have tried hard to dissuade Barzani from this suicidal move but failed.
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