Turkey criticises 'provocative' Iraqi leadership

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim on Saturday criticised Iraq's leadership, saying it was "being provocative" with recent comments and said Ankara will continue to have a presence in Iraq.

Turkey has been locked in a row with Iraq's central government over the presence of Turkish troops at the Bashiqa camp near Mosul, where it has trained thousands of troops.

Yildirim's comments could also give pause to chances of an agreement between Turkey and Iraq on the Mosul campaign. U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Friday that the two countries had reached an agreement in principle that could eventually allow a Turkish role in the campaign to retake the city from Islamic State.