Turkey and Iraq issued a joint statement on the 8th saying that the Turkish authorities will hand over the Zalikan base in Bahiga in northern Iraq to the Iraqi government in stages. Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Zaidi and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan met while attending the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on September 23 this year, and then reached an agreement to hand over this base. The statement said that the Turkish authorities will proceed with the gradual handover of this military facility to the Iraqi government in accordance with the agreement previously reached between the leaders of the two countries. The two sides will launch a joint security coordination committee to oversee the handover process.

Turkey and Iraq issued a joint statement on the 8th saying that the Turkish authorities will hand over the Zalikan base in Bahiga in northern Iraq to the Iraqi government in stages. Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Zaidi and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan met while attending the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on September 23 this year, and then reached an agreement to hand over this base. The statement said that the Turkish authorities will proceed with the gradual handover of this military facility to the Iraqi government in accordance with the agreement previously reached between the leaders of the two countries. The two sides will launch a joint security coordination committee to oversee the handover process.