politics Bashiqa, Iraq
Turkey agrees to hand over Bashiqa base to Iraq
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The Turkish press reported that Ankara deployed up to 600 soldiers at the base.
Turkey and Iraq agreed to gradually transfer control of the Bashiqa-Zilkan military base to Iraq’s federal government. They also agreed to restore state authority in Sinjar, remove outlawed foreign armed elements and expand economic and strategic cooperation.
2 sourcesFRANCE 24, Al JazeeraUpdated
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Turkey will gradually hand over control of the Bashiqa-Zilkan base to Iraq’s federal government.
2 of 2 sources“Turkiye and Iraq have agreed to a gradual transfer of Ankara’s military base in Bashiqa to Baghdad”
Turkey and Iraq agreed to restore state authority in Sinjar and remove illegal foreign armed elements.
2 of 2 sources“they reached an agreement on fully establishing state authority in Sinjar and ending the presence of outlawed foreign armed elements”