Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has stated that Turkey is ready to contribute to the fight against Daesh in Iraq's Mosul as much as it can, and the participation of Turkey-trained forces in Bashiqa camp is important for the successful of Mosul operation.
"We are ready to fully support the operation against Daesh," said Çavuşoğlu in his speech during the press meeting with Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo.
The Turkish FM said the inclusion of the Shi'ite militias in the Mosul operation will not bring peace.
"Turkey had a very important role in halting a large number of people who intended to join terrorist groups, particularly Daesh," he said.
Çavuşoğlu recalled that a bloody terrorist organization cannot reflect the ideology of Islam, adding that the ideology of the Daesh terrorist organization should be killed.
Iraqi officials have been saying that they don't accept the military presence of Turkey, while Ankara says they will continue to be there against Daesh.
Iraq has suffered a devastating security gap since 2014, when Daesh captured the northern city of Mosul along with vast swathes of territory in the country's northern and western regions.
In recent months, the Iraqi army, backed by U.S.-led airstrikes and local allies on the ground, has since managed to retake much of the territory lost earlier to Daesh.
However, the terrorist group remains in firm control of several parts of the country, including Mosul.
