Erdogan made the ludicrous claim that once Mosul, Iraq’s second largest city, was liberated from ISIS, it should be for Sunnis only, undermining the Christians and Shi’ites in the city.

“After Mosul will be rescued from Daish (ISIS), only Sunni Arabs, Turkmen and Sunni Kurds should remain there,” he said.

This is in stark contrast to the predominately Shi’ite Popular Mobilization Forces (PMU) who have sworn to liberate the churches of Mosul from ISIS in a video.

Meanwhile, the PMU have released a statement denouncing Erdogan’s hopes.