Iraq Urges Turkey to Withdraw Troops from N.Iraq

`The Iraqi government considers the unilateral Turkish military action ... a threat to the stability of the region.`

Iraq's government on Sunday urged Turkey to withdraw its ground forces from northern Iraq, where they are battling Kurdish rebels, and to sit down for talks to resolve the crisis.

"The Iraqi government considers the unilateral Turkish military action ... a threat to the stability of the region and a violation of Iraq's sovereignty and calls on Turkey to pull its troops from Iraq as soon as possible," a government statement said.