23 days ago · Baghdad
Turkey to hand over military base in northern Iraq to Baghdad
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a conflict story. France 24 Middle East and France 24 English are the outlets attached to this story. The reports are tied to Baghdad. The first report grouped here was at 24 Sept 2026, 00:02 UTC. 2 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Turkey to hand over military base in northern Iraq to Baghdad”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Turkey will gradually hand over control of its Bashiqa military base in northern Iraq to Baghdad, Ankara and Baghdad said Wednesday, in a move aimed at strengthening Iraqi state authority and easing a long-running source of tension between the neighbours.
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by France 24 English
Turkey to hand over military base in northern Iraq to Baghdad
- Picked up by France 24 Middle East
Turkey to hand over military base in northern Iraq to Baghdad
Same story, different outlets
2 headlinesEach line is that outlet's headline. The article stays on the publisher's site.