WorldNews Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 http://www.offtopic.forum/data/MetaMirrorCache/0db35982806e6d298b63b41779418765.jpgRaising tensions with Iraq ahead of the planned US-backed operation by Iraqi troops to retake Mosul from Islamic State (IS) jihadists, Turkey is seeking to have its say over who controls and lives in the city once the extremists are ousted. Ruled for nearly half a millennium by the Ottoman Empire, Mosul is considered by mainly Sunni Muslim Turkey to be part of its natural sphere of influence in the Middle East. Ankara is watching uneasily the potential involvement of Shiite and Kurdish militia in the offensive, insisting that Mosul must keep its Sunni Arab Muslim majority as before IS took over the city from woefully unprepared Iraqi troops in 2014. Continue reading... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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