Everyone's enemy: Iraq and Greece fortify against Erdogan's attacks

Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the sultan of terrorism, is striving
to win the title of “everyone's enemy”. The Turkish president plays the role of
a thug who strikes in every direction, as he carries out strikes against Iraq
and repeats his violations in the Eastern Mediterranean, which pushed Iraq to
fortify against Ankara. Al-Arabiya reported that Iraqi officials confirmed
sending reinforcements to the borders with Turkey due to Ankara's violations of
Iraqi sovereignty by breaching its borders with a drone that killed three
border guards, including two senior officers.
On Wednesday, the Iraqi authorities announced the
cancellation of the Turkish defense minister’s visit and summoned the Turkish
ambassador in Baghdad, stressing their categorical rejection of Turkey's
bombing of Iraqi territory with a drone in the Sidakan area of Erbil
Governorate in the Kurdistan region, which led to the killing of two officers
and a soldier from the Iraqi armed forces.
Iraq denounced the act as a violation of its sovereignty and
inviolability and an assault that violates international charters and laws that
regulate relations between countries.
In a statement, Iraq’s Foreign Ministry stressed that Iraqi
territory not to be used “as a headquarters or a corridor to harm any
neighboring countries,” refusing to be an arena for conflicts and settling
scores by foreign parties.
Arab Parliament Speaker Mishaal bin Fahm Al-Salami also
condemned Turkey’s blatant bombing of Sidakan with a drone.
Salami stressed on Wednesday that “these blatant hostilities
and repeated military breaches by the Turkish forces on Iraqi lands are a
serious violation of the sovereignty of the Republic of Iraq, a flagrant
violation of the United Nations Charter, international law and international
norms, a clear violation of UN Security Council decisions, and a lack of
respect for good-neighborly relations.”
“The Arab Parliament fully stands with Iraq in preserving
its security and the safety of its citizens and supports it in all measures
taken to defend its sovereignty and confront any assault on its lands,” Salami
said, adding that “the Arab Parliament is ready to work with the Iraqi
Parliament to mobilize regional and international support to stop the repeated
Turkish attacks on Iraqi lands.” He called on the UN Security Council to take
immediate action to stop Ankara’s attacks on Iraq’s sovereignty in order to
preserve security and peace in the region.
Salami also expressed his “sincere condolences to the Iraqi
president, government, parliament and people for the victims of the attack.”
In a related context, Greek media revealed that the Greek
army is preparing to move against Turkey, at a time when the Eastern
Mediterranean region is witnessing tensions between the two countries due to
oil and gas exploration. The Greek newspaper Kathimerini reported that “Greek
naval frigates and warplanes are ready to take off at any time,” confirming
that “the Greek army has prepared warships and planes to respond to any
emergency from Turkey in the Mediterranean.”
Meanwhile, the Turkish navy issued a navigational
notification saying that the Turkish ship Oruç Reis will conduct seismic surveys
in the Eastern Mediterranean during the next two weeks.
The Greek Foreign Ministry announced that Athens has urged
Turkey to stop its illegal actions in the Eastern Mediterranean, adding that
these activities are provocative and undermine peace and security in the region,
saying that “Greece will not accept extortion. It will defend its sovereign
rights.”