US and Turkish military forces continue to work well together, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Wednesday amid a diplomatic row between the two NATO partners. “We maintain a very close collaboration, very close communication, the military-to-military interaction and integration has not been affected by this,” Mattis told reporters as he ...
Iraq denied late Wednesday any plan on launching a military operation in Kirkuk province. Iraqi government spokesman refuted information that Baghdad was planning to restore control over the Kirkuk province controlled by the Kurdistan Regional Government. “We deny any planning or thinking of an attack in Kirkuk,” the spokesperson told ...