Humanitarian aid delivered to Turkmens in Iraq
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Turkish TIKA sends 1,150 food packages to Kirkuk.
Turkey's official cooperation and coordination agency, TIKA, sent a total of 1,150 food packages to violence-hit Iraqi Turkmen families in the city of Kirkuk on Sunday.
Each package contains food that would meet the 10-day need of five families, according to a statement issued by the foreign ministry.
The ministry also renewed its warning for Turkish citizens not to travel to Iraq with overall security situation remaining unpredictable across the country.
Unrest is running high in Iraq as insurgents led by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant have extended their reach after taking control of some key cities and towns including Mosul, Tikrit and Tal Afar, threatening to move south towards capital Baghdad.
Foreign ministry said six Turkish officials had been sent to Erbil to coordinate Turkey's humanitarian aid efforts.
Each package contains food that would meet the 10-day need of five families, according to a statement issued by the foreign ministry.
The ministry also renewed its warning for Turkish citizens not to travel to Iraq with overall security situation remaining unpredictable across the country.
Unrest is running high in Iraq as insurgents led by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant have extended their reach after taking control of some key cities and towns including Mosul, Tikrit and Tal Afar, threatening to move south towards capital Baghdad.
Foreign ministry said six Turkish officials had been sent to Erbil to coordinate Turkey's humanitarian aid efforts.
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