Military● LowSep 24 · Sep 24, 2026, 12:02 AM
Turkey to hand over military base in northern Iraq to Baghdad
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from France 24 [en] · Middle East
Turkey will gradually hand over control of its Bashiqa military base in northern Iraq to Baghdad, Ankara and Baghdad said Wednesday, in a move aimed at strengthening Iraqi state authority and easing a long-running source of tension between the neighbours.
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