During a phone conversation with Iraq's Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Monday evening 16 October, High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini called for restraint and dialogue.
"Federica Mogherini expressed concern about the reports of military operations by federal forces and the reported clashes", a press release from the European External Action Service stated. Mogherini thus "stressed the importance to [sic] avoid the use of force and...