Turkey to gradually hand over Bashiqa‑Zilkan base to Iraq as Iraq secures Sinjar and removes banned foreign armed groups
Turkey announced a phased handover of the Bashiqa‑Zilkan military base to Iraqi control, contingent on Baghdad establishing full authority in Sinjar and expelling prohibited foreign armed groups.
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- 23 Sep 2026 · 20:07 UTC
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