Iraq’s Leaders Court Russia, Iran as Distrust With US Over Turkey Grows

Iraq’s Leaders Court Russia, Iran as Distrust With US Over Turkey Grows

The threat by an Iraqi parliamentary committee to cancel the country’s security pact with the United States reflects Baghdad’s growing fears that Washington will not rein in Turkey, so that it must seek protection from Russia and Iran, analysts told Sputnik.

Last week, Turkey deployed troops to a camp in Mosul in northern Iraq. Baghdad condemned the move as a violation of sovereignty and asked NATO to intervene.