Turkey's military aid reaches out to Iraq

Two planes carrying Turkish military aid to Iraq have landed in Baghdad.
According to an Anadolu Agency correspondent, two C-130-type military planes landed at Muthenna Air Base on Tuesday.
Turkey's ambassador to Baghdad, Faruk Kaymakci, said: "Turkey will continue to stand with the Iraqi government within the scope of the international coalition against Daesh [the Arabic acronym for ISIL] and we will contribute for the stability, security and prosperity of Iraq."
Iraq has been gripped by a security vacuum since June 2014 when Daesh militants stormed the northern province of Mosul and declared a self-styled caliphate in parts of Iraq and Syria.