Battle for Mosul: Turkey confirms military involvement

Turkey has confirmed its troops have fired at positions held by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in a town near Mosul after receiving a request by Kurdish Peshmerga fighters for assistance. 
 
Turkey's Prime Minister Binali Yildrim announced Turkey's involvement in the military offensive near Bashiqa, a town east of Mosul.
 
Turkey has troops at the base in Bashiqa, north of Mosul, where they have been helping to train Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga and Sunni fighters.

Aljazeera