Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan confirmed that the Dahuk attack in northern Iraq was carried out by “terrorists” and aimed at damaging Turkish-Iraqi relations.
In an interview with state-run TRT, Erdogan said Turkey had briefed its NATO allies, including the United States, and the Iraqi authorities on its position on the attack, adding that he urged Iraq “not to fall into a trap.” propaganda used by Iraq.” It is promoted by Kurdish militants.
The UN Security Council condemned the Turkish attack on the Dahuk governorate in northern Iraq’s Kurdistan Region, and the Iraqi Foreign Ministry confirmed yesterday that the Security Council’s statement supports Iraq’s position.
The UN Security Council said in a statement that it condemns the attack on Dohuk province and reaffirms its support for the independence, sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity of Iraq, adding: “We support the Iraqi authorities in investigating the attack. and we call on all Member States to work with the government of Iraq to support the investigations.”
“The Security Council’s statement condemning the attack on Iraq’s sovereignty is the first of its kind in the context of Turkey’s series of violations of Iraq’s sovereignty and security,” Ahmed Al-Sahaf, a ministry spokesman, said. Agency. He added that “the content of the statement supports Iraq’s position and places the procedures for dealing with an attack on national sovereignty in a new context.”
