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Turkey to give military support to Kurdish administration of Iraq

Türkiye Materials 25 November 2014 18:41 (UTC +04:00)
Turkey will give military support to the Kurdish administration of Iraq

Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov.25

By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:

Turkey will give military support to the Kurdish administration of Iraq, said Fuad Hussein, a spokesman for the Peshmerga Kurdish militarized detachment, fighting against militants of the "Islamic state", the Turkish newspaper Hurriyet reported Nov.25.

Hussein said that Turkey also began to train fighters of Peshmerga (special forces subordinate to the Kurdish administration).

Earlier, Prime Minister of Turkey Ahmet Davutoglu during his visit to the Kurdish autonomy said that Ankara would do anything possible to ensure the safety of the Kurdish autonomy of Northern Iraq.

He said that the stability of Kurdish autonomy in northern Iraq means stability in Turkey.

He also said that Turkey is ready to train fighters of Peshmerga.

Davutoglu said that Ankara and Erbil are linked by historical relationship.

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