The Iraqi Foreign Ministry denied the AKP President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's statement about Baghdad's cooperation in the military operation in South Kurdistan.

Speaking to the Iraqi media, Iraqi Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmed Sehaf said: "The Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs sees Turkey's military operation as a clear violation of Iraqi territory and considers it dangerous for Iraq's territorial integrity. "This operation is hurting Iraq and is causing concern."

Sehaf said that the Iraqi Foreign Ministry summoned Turkey's ambassador to the ministry and a harsh note was given, describing the unilateral operation as an act of hostility.

Sehaf reiterated the demands of the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the Turkish army to leave Iraqi territory and added that the Turkish authorities had not yet responded to the note to the Turkish ambassador in Baghdad. The note, he said, expressed Iraq's dissatisfaction.

Sehaf also denied Erdogan's statement about Iraqi cooperation in the attacks.