UAE Slams Attacks by Iran, Turkey on Iraqi Territory

Gulf

June 17th, 6:18pm

Asharq Al-Awsat

A Turkish Air Force F-16 fighter jet lands at Incirlik air base in Adana, Turkey, August 11, 2015. (Reuters)

The United Arab Emirates said on Wednesday that Turkish and Iranian military interventions in Iraq violated the sovereignty of a sisterly Arab country. “UAE denounced the Turkish and Iranian military interventions in brotherly Iraq, through their bombing of areas in northern Iraq, which constituted a violation of the sovereignty of a sisterly Arab country and led to intimidation and the spread of terror among innocent civilians,” a foreign ministry statement said. It underlined the UAE’s firm rejection of all forms of meddling in the affairs of Arab countries and its keenness to respect the sovereignty of Iraq and cease all acts that may threaten the peace and security of the region. Early on Wednesday, Turkey’s Defense Ministry said its warplanes had struck Kurdish forces in northern Iraq’s Haftanin region. It was the second strike against the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in northern Iraq in the space of three days. Iranian forces also shelled Kurdish positions near the border with Iraq earlier this week.

from Asharq AL-awsat https://english.aawsat.com/home/article/2339821/uae-slams-attacks-iran-turkey-iraqi-territory