Türkiye, Iraq reaffirm cooperation to end PKK presence in Iraq's Sinjar

Türkiye and Iraq on Sunday issued a joint statement reaffirming their commitment to end the presence of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in Iraq's Sinjar region and restore full Iraqi central government authority.

Türkiye plans to gradually transfer the Bashiqa-Zilkan military base in Nineveh Province to Iraq's federal government. It is learned that a Joint Security Coordination Committee will be activated to track the removal of PKK forces from Sinjar. The initiative follows prior agreements established between Turkish and Iraqi leadership.