Fighting rages in Iraq Baiji between the army and fighters of the Islamic State group. Jihadists besiege this town between Mosul and Baghdad since June. But thanks to the offensive of the army and the coalition strikes, they were never able to take control of its refinery, the largest in the country which accounts for a quarter of Iraqi production.
A Kobane, on the Turkish-Syrian border, Iraqi Kurds now fighting with their Syrian brothers and rebel against the moderate Islamic state group.
Last week, Ankara allowed for the first time Kurdish reinforcements to cross the border.
"If we claim to fight these groups without finding the cause and manner of destroying extremism, then it would be illusory" Mevlut Cavusoglu said the Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs receives his Iraqi counterpart for a three-day visit.
Ankara has promised to increase indirect aid to Iraqi forces fighting extremist groups.
London has also promised additional staff to train the Kurdish and Iraqi troops, a new well received by the people of Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan.
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