Turkish troops to begin withdrawing from base in northern Iraq
Iraq announced that the phased withdrawal of Turkish forces from the Bashiqa-Zelikan military camp in northern Nineveh province will begin this November.
Sabah al-Numan, spokesman for the commander-in-chief of the Iraqi forces, said the base is expected to be fully transferred to Iraqi security forces by the end of the year.
A joint Iraqi-Turkish security committee has begun its work to oversee the handover of the camp, the spokesman said.
Mr Al-Numan ‌noted that the committee’s activation stems from understandings reached between Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during their meeting in New York in September.
The announcement follows a joint statement issued by the two countries on Sunday, in which Ankara agreed to gradually transfer its Bashiqa-Zelikan military base to the Iraqi federal government.
The base in the Nineveh Plain has long been a point of contention between both countries.
Türkiye established a military presence there in 2015 to support operations against the terrorist group Islamic State, while Iraq has long viewed it as an infringement on its sovereignty.
(Xinhua/NAN)
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