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he Turkish parliament has extended a mandate authorizing the deployment of the country’s military forces in Iraq and Syria in the lead-up to a planned Kurdish independence referendum in northern Iraq, Press TV reports. The vote …
Turkey's military says it has kicked off a drill near its border with Iraq, as the northern Iraqi Kurdish region prepares to hold a referendum on independence on September 25. The military says the exercise started on Monday near …
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu will pay an official visit to Iraq’s capital Baghdad on August 23, the ministry said. "Our honorable minister will pay a visit to Iraq on August 23, 2017, to discuss …
Turkey’s prime minister Binali Yildirim congratulated his Iraqi counterpart Haider al-Abadi on Iraq's declared victory over ISIS in Mosul and offered Ankara's help to rebuild the devastated …
Iraq decided to ban tomato imports from Turkey to protect its own producers, according to an official statement from the Turkish Economy Ministry. Iraqi authorities decided to quit importing tomato from Turkey in a bid to protect …
Turkish F-16 warplanes launched air strikes on Kurdish militants in southeast Turkey on Wednesday, killing eight of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) fighters, a provincial governor's office said. PKK militants had opened fire on …
Iraqi government forces fighting to drive ISIS from western Mosul on Tuesday recaptured the main government building, the central bank branch and the museum where three years ago the militants had smashed statues and artifacts. An elite …
Russia welcomes the emerging normalization in ties between Ankara and Baghdad amid Turkey's Mosul troops deployment, the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at the opening of the Russian-Arab Cooperation …
Turkey last year erected 330 kilometers (205 miles) of walls along its borders with Syria and Iraq to fight illegal crossings, the Turkish military said Saturday. According to a Turkish General Staff press statement on border incidents …
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim is planning to visit Iraq later this week, local media reported citing governmental sources. The visit will be another indication for the end of the diplomatic crisis between the …
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi warned Turkey against provoking a confrontation, after Ankara deployed tanks and artillery near the border. "The invasion of Iraq will lead to Turkey being dismantled. We do not …
The Turkish armed forces have begun deploying tanks and other armored vehicles to the Silopi area of Sirnak province near the border with Iraq, Turkey's NTV TV channel reports with reference to military sources. The sources did not …
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his country opposes any presence of the Iraqi Shiite Hashd al-Shaabi militia in the town of Tal Afar, west of Mosul, Rudaw reports. “Tal Afar is a very …
Turkey and Iraq have agreed on the introduction of visa-free regime. The decision on the abolition of visas will enter into force on Friday, October 28, Trend reports citing Turkish newspaper Milliyet. …
Iraq's joint operations command denied Turkey was participating in military operations to retake Mosul from the ISIL group. "The spokesman of the Joint Operations Command denies Turkish participation of any kind in operations …
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Turkey is preparing to participate in the ongoing Mosul operation against ISIL in Iraq on the ground. "It is impossible for us to stay out of it because there lies …
Turkey's air force has been involved in coalition air strikes on the Iraqi city of Mosul, part of the US-backed operation to flush out ISIL, the Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said. “Our Air Forces …
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that Iraq could not handle the Mosul offensive alone, and pointed out that the presence of Turkish forces in a nearby military camp is an insurance against attacks on Turkey. …
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi to "know his limits" and said the Turkish army would not take orders from Iraq on the Bashiqa camp. …
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has called for the withdrawal of Turkish troops from the Iraqi territory, stating that he would not agree to the participation of their forces in the forthcoming operation to liberate the …
