Turkiye agrees to gradual handover of Bashiqa base to Iraq
Iraqi Prime Minister al-Zaidi and Turkish President Erdogan pledged deeper security cooperation during talks at the UN General Assembly, including a gradual handover of the Bashiqa base to Iraq.
Turkiye has agreed to a gradual handover of its Bashiqa military base to Iraq, according to Al Jazeera, following talks between Iraqi Prime Minister al-Zaidi and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.
The two leaders pledged deeper security cooperation between their countries, the report said, though further details on the timeline for the handover and the scope of the expanded cooperation were not specified.
The Bashiqa base, located in northern Iraq, has been a point of contention between Baghdad and Ankara in past years, with Iraq previously calling for the withdrawal of Turkish forces from its territory.
Further details on the agreement, including any conditions attached to the handover, were not immediately available.
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