Iraq has rejected Turkey’s claims that its forces deployed to the Arab country had come under attack by Daesh militants.
"The joint operations command denies there was a terrorist attack on the position of Turkish forces in Bashiqa by the 'terrorists' Daesh recently," Iraq's state television said, referring to a military base near Mosul.
On Friday, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkish forces had repelled an attempt by Daesh militants to infiltrate into their camp in the Nineveh province and killed 18 militants.
Erdogan said the alleged attack showed Turkey's decision to deploy troops to Iraq was justified.
However, the Iraqi TV said, "The joint operations command denies what was relayed in some media outlets from the Turkish president about clashing between the Turkish forces inside Iraqi territory and the terrorist Daesh whether in Bashiqa or any other areas."
