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Turkey to hand over military base to Iraq
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.
How outlets across the spectrum covered it
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- Left (1): Al Jazeera English
- Centre (3): France 24, Reuters, South China Morning Post
- Right (1): The Jerusalem Post