BAGHDAD
Turkey's military aid to Iraq will be used to fight against Daesh, Turkey's envoy to Iraq has said.
Two C-130-type military planes carrying Turkish military aid landed in Muthenna Air Base in Baghdad on Tuesday.
Speaking to The Anadolu Agency, Turkey's envoy to Baghdad, Faruk Kaymakci, said "the aid will be used to fight against Daesh [the Arabic acronym for ISIL]."
Kaymakci confirmed that Turkey's defense minister, Ismet Yilmaz, will visit the Baghdad government and the Kurdish Regional Government in Erbil between Wednesday and Thursday this week.
Turkey would continue to stand with the Iraqi government within the scope of the international coalition against Daesh and will contribute to the stability, security and prosperity of Iraq, Kaymakci added.
Iraq has been gripped by a security vacuum since June 2014 when Daesh militants stormed the northern province of Mosul and declared a self-styled caliphate in parts of Iraq and Syria.
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