In Baghdad, demonstrators demanding the withdrawal of Turkish troops from Iraq – RIA Novosti

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MOSCOW, December 12 – RIA Novosti. Thousands of people came out on Saturday on the streets of Baghdad, demanding Turkey to withdraw its troops from Iraq, an Iraqi TV station transmits Alsumaria.

According to the Iraqi authorities on December 4 Turkish military and armored vehicles entered the Iraqi province of Nineveh under the guise of training fighters folk groups, howling with terrorists. The Iraqi diplomatic service and the Ministry of Defense called the presence of the Turkish military “hostile act” that had not been agreed with the authorities.

According to the correspondent of the channel, the demonstrators gathered on the square Al-Tahrir in the center of the Iraqi capital. Among the slogans on banners were seen “There is no foreign presence on the ground shrines” and “Erdogan, you are a coward.” The channel said that the police stepped up security measures in the areas of stock.

How, in turn, reported Agence France-Presse, among the participants of the protest many fighters of the Shiite people’s militia supporting the Iraqi army in the confrontation with the group “Islamic State” ( IG in the Arabic version – Daishev prohibited in the Russian Federation).

“As the leader of a military brigade I’m not entirely satisfied with the actions of the government and we are here to say that our patience is over “- said the agency commander of one of the local teams Ali Rubai.

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According to him, the prime minister Haider al-Abadi worth just hit the “iron fist” and not to make concessions to the leader of the autonomous Kurdistan region Massoud Barzani and other political figures. “But we are not gathered to question the competence of our supreme commander, and as a military unit, we are ready (to take action – Ed.)” – Said the party shares.

On Saturday, Iraq sent a letter to the UN Security Council to demand that Turkey immediately withdraw its troops from the country, and called their presence is a flagrant violation of the UN Charter and international law. US Permanent Representative to the world body Samantha Power said that Iraq will circulate a letter to the Security Council.