Turkey agrees to hand over military base to Iraq

 

A Turkish soldier participating an a NATO exercise, Barbate, Spain, March 28, 2025; illustrative.
A Turkish soldier participating an a NATO exercise, Barbate, Spain, March 28, 2025; illustrative.
(photo credit: REUTERS/JON NAZCA)

Turkey agreed Wednesday to gradually hand over control of the Bashiqa-Zelikan military base near Mosul to the Iraqi government as Ankara and Baghdad move to eliminate the presence of “outlawed armed elements” in Iraq. 

The agreement followed a meeting between Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, the two leaders said in a joint statement. 

Under the deal, Turkish forces will transfer the northern Iraq installation to Baghdad “in accordance with the agreed-upon mechanism and timeline” and security measures being implemented by the Iraqi government. 

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