Turkey to hand over military base to Iraq

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Turkey announced it will hand over control of its military base in Bashiqa, northern Iraq, to the Iraqi federal government in accordance with a pre-agreed timeline. The move follows security progress and a joint statement by Turkey and Iraq, marking a significant shift in regional military posture.

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...