Turkey to hand over military base to Iraq
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from South China Morning Post · Middle East
Turkey will hand over control of its base in Bashiqa in northern Iraq to Baghdad, the Turkish presidency announced on Wednesday in a joint statement with its neighbour. “In light of progress achieved by these security measures implemented by Iraq, Turkish forces will gradually hand over the Bashiqa-Zilkan base to the Federal Government of Iraq in accordance with the agreed mechanism and timetable,” a joint statement said. The announcement followed a meeting Wednesday between Turkish President...
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