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A handout picture released by the Iraq Prime Minister’s Press Office on January 7, 2017, shows Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi (R) meeting with his Turkish counterpart Binali Yildirim in the capital Baghdad. (AFP Photo)

Yildirim, Abadi Agree on Bashiqa Camp

by Saeed Abdelrazek | Jan 8, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara- As Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi announced on Saturday that an agreement was reached with his Turkish counterpart Binali Yildirim concerning the withdrawal of Turkish forces from the Bashiqa camp north Mosul, Turkey’s Prime Minister asserted that his...

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Iraqi soldiers gather to go battle against ISIS militants south of Mosul , Iraq, June 15, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer

Peshmerga Forces Liberate Bashiqa after Fierce Battles

by Dalshad Abdullah | Nov 8, 2016 | Middle East

Bashiqa- Seven in the morning, Peshmerga Forces launched an offensive from three directions towards Bashiqa– Peshmerga bombardment coincided with airstrikes by the U.S.-led international coalition on ISIS headquarters. The group faced Peshmerga forces with...

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A large convoy of Turkish military including tanks and ambulances rolls. AFP 2016/ MEHDI FEDOUACH

Iraqi MP: Baghdad Requested Turkish Troops to Fight ISIS over a Year Ago

by Hamza Mustafa | Oct 9, 2016 | Middle East

Baghdad- Turkish forces entered Iraqi territories in line with an agreement between the ministers of defense of the two countries and the government of Kurdistan region, according to an informed parliamentary source. Iraqi MP Ahmad al-Jabouri told Asharq Al-Awsat...

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A Turkish army tank (AP)

Iraqi Parliament Considers Presence of Turkish Forces in Bashiqa an ‘Invasion’

by Hamza Mustafa | Oct 6, 2016 | Middle East

Baghdad, Ankara– One day after the Turkish parliament voted to extend the army’s military mandates in Bashiqa camp in Iraq, the Iraqi parliament rejected the extension in a majority vote and called for a review of relations with Turkey. The lawmakers also asked the...