Iraq appeals to UN and demands Turkey withdraw troops from its north

Prime minister Haider al-Abadi asks UN security council to order Turkey to withdraw troops near the Isis-controlled city of Mosul Iraq's prime minister, Haider al-Abadi, has called for the immediate withdrawal of Turkish troops from northern Iraq in a national address, insisting no foreign forces are needed to fight the Islamic State group in his country. Turkey has had troops in northern Iraq to help train local Kurdish and Sunni forces since 2014 but the arrival of additional troops last week ...