Turkey to hand over military base in northern Iraq
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 24 Sept, 02:38 · Archive
Turkey will gradually transfer control of its Bashiqa military base in northern Iraq to Baghdad.
Turkey and Iraq announced the gradual handover on Wednesday, aimed at strengthening Iraqi state authority and easing tensions between the neighbours. Iraqi Prime Minister al-Zaidi and Turkish President Erdogan pledged deeper security cooperation at the UN General Assembly.
How it is being reported
- Turkiye agrees to gradual handover of Bashiqa base to IraqAl Jazeera · 24 Sept, 02:04
- Turkey to hand over military base in northern Iraq to BaghdadFrance 24 · 24 Sept, 01:02
In this story: Turkey · Iraq · Bashiqa · Recep Tayyip Erdogan
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