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title: "Türkiye and Iraq agree to transfer Bashiqa-Zelikan military base"
description: "Most outlets led with the agreement between Türkiye and Iraq to transfer control of the Bashiqa-Zelikan military base under a phased withdrawal plan. Minute Mirror added that the move involves expanding security cooperation, while Arab News Pakistan highlighted the joint statement from Turkish and Iraqi authorities. Both excerpts frame the transfer as a gradual process."
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# Türkiye and Iraq agree to transfer Bashiqa-Zelikan military base

world · updated 24 Sep 2026, 1:36 PM PKT · 24 Sep 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets led with the agreement between Türkiye and Iraq to transfer control of the Bashiqa-Zelikan military base under a phased withdrawal plan. Minute Mirror added that the move involves expanding security cooperation, while Arab News Pakistan highlighted the joint statement from Turkish and Iraqi authorities. Both excerpts frame the transfer as a gradual process.

## Same story from 2 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **Arab News Pakistan** — [Turkiye to transfer Bashiqa base to Iraq under phased troop withdrawal agreement](https://www.arabnews.pk/middle-east/turkiye-to-transfer-bashiqa-base-to-iraq-under-phased-troop-withdrawal-agreement-3002186) · 24 Sep 2026, 1:36 PM PKT
  > Turkiye will transfer control of the Bashiqa-Zelikan military base in northern Iraq to the Iraqi government under a phased withdrawal agreement, according to a joint statement released by the offices of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi following their meeting at the UN General Assembly in New York. The agreement also includes Iraqi commitments to addr...
- **Minute Mirror** — [Türkiye to hand over Bashiqa military base to Ira...](https://minutemirror.com.pk/turkiye-to-hand-over-bashiqa-military-base-to-iraq-634584/) · 24 Sep 2026, 11:02 AM PKT · 85% identical wording to the newest filing
  > Türkiye and Iraq agree to gradually transfer control of the Bashiqa-Zilkan military base to Baghdad while expanding cooperation on secur.....

2 articles from 2 outlets, 24 Sep 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text.

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