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Turkey's19
- Turkish troops retain a number of bases in northern Iraq, from where they have launched raids against Kurdish rebels regarded in Ankara as a destabilising influence on Turkey's Kurds. (bbc.co.uk)
- Iraqi President Jalal Talabani (file photo) (official site) 24 October 2005 -- Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, in an interview published today, has suggested that Ankara give a general amnesty to Turkey's Kurdish PKK rebels to end fighting in southwest Turkey. (rferl.org)
- Turkey's Claw-Tiger and Claw-Eagle were launched last week to ensure the safety of Turks and borders by neutralizing the threat of the PKK and other terrorist groups, who often use northern Iraq to plan cross-border attacks. (hurriyetdailynews.com)
- A large-scale military incursion would disrupt one of the few relatively peaceful areas of Iraq and jeopardize Turkey's ties with the United States, which has urged Ankara not to take unilateral steps, according to media reports Wednesday. (kpbs.org)
- Turkish troops were also shelling suspected PKK camps in the regions of Kanimasa, Nazdur and Sinath, in northern Iraq, from positions in Turkey's Hakkari province, just across the border, Hurriyet reported. (kpbs.org)
- Turkey's parliament voted Thursday to let the United States use the airspace, a measure that would allow strike aircraft on carriers in the Mediterranean to fly more directly into Iraq. (ksl.com)
- Polls show up to 94 percent of Turks are against a war against Iraq, opposition that contributed to months of delays by Turkey's government. (ksl.com)
- With regards to Iraq, Erdogan had said that Turkey's Armed Forces may participate in the operation for the liberation of the Iraqi city of Mosul, taken over by IS militants. (trend.az)
- Forty-eight PKK terrorists were neutralized, including two senior members, in northern Iraq during Turkey's anti-terror operation that has been completed, the Turkish defense chief said Sunday. (aa.com.tr)
- Turkey's parliament voted Wednesday to extend the government's mandate to order military strikes against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq. (voanews.com)
- ISTANBUL - What has long been a dream for the Middle East's Kurds, an independent state, is within reach in Iraq, but Turkey's Kurds, wearied by a 30-year conflict with Ankara, see a brighter future at home, where negotiations could deliver the rights they have fought for. (jordantimes.com)
- ANKARA, Turkey - Turkish warplanes carried out airstrikes on suspected Kurdish militant targets in northern Iraq on Sunday following a suicide attack on a government building in the Turkish capital, Turkey's defense ministry announced. (wvia.org)
- Clarifying Turkey's role would serve U.S.-Turkey relations. (shoebat.com)
- During my visit recent to Turkey, members of Turkey's parliament and prominent personalities described connections between Turkey, Turks and militant Sunni organizations, such as the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). (shoebat.com)
- The end of the Turkish military presence in Iraq will harm Turkey's fight against the PKK and Daesh. (dailysabah.com)
- A possible Turkish military withdrawal may disrupt Turkey's border security and bargaining power which Turkey gained with the construction of military bases in the region. (dailysabah.com)
- Under the justification of fighting militants from the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), for more than thirty years Turkey's aerial forces have carried out cross-border military operations within the borders of Iraq. (iraqicivilsociety.org)
- Asked to comment on Turkey's operation, a PKK spokesman in Iraq said on condition of anonymity: "The occupation army, which tried to land troops by helicopters, also wanted to advance by land. (unewsuk.com)
- The military of the government of Turkey built up its troops along Turkey's border with Iraq in late October. (indykids.org)
Syria and Iraq11
- The Turkish Defense Ministry said Sunday that Turkey launched deadly airstrikes over northern regions of Syria and Iraq, targeting Kurdish groups that Ankara holds responsible for last week's deadly bomb attack in a bustling street in Istanbul. (ktar.com)
- Turkish President Recep Tayip Erdogan has previously said that any threat for Turkey coming from the neighboring countries, in particular Syria and Iraq, must be neutralized. (trend.az)
- Fidan's comments suggest that Turkey could intensify drone and artillery strikes beyond those it has been routinely staging in both Syria and Iraq in the past decade. (newarab.com)
- Fidan warned on Wednesday Oct. 4, 2023 that Kurdish militants behind a suicide bombing in the Turkish capital face robust retaliation against their group's positions in Syria and Iraq. (keloland.com)
- BEIRUT (AP) - Turkish warplanes launched a new round of airstrikes against Kurdish militant targets in Iraq on Wednesday hours after the foreign minister warned that Turkey would hit the militant group's positions in Syria and Iraq in retaliation for a suicide bombing in Ankara earlier this week. (keloland.com)
- He said Turkey would now target facilities in Syria and Iraq belonging to the PKK, or its affiliated Kurdish militia group in Syria, which is known as People's Defense Units, or YPG. (keloland.com)
- Also, on November 20, it launched an air bombardment campaign targeting Kurdish groups in northern Syria and Iraq. (bne.eu)
- A new air campaign was launched in northern Syria and Iraq. (expatguideturkey.com)
- UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The Islamic State group still commands between 5,000 and 7,000 members across its former stronghold in Syria and Iraq and its fighters pose the most serious terrorist threat in Afghanistan today, U.N. experts said in a report circulated Monday. (wlns.com)
- But the panel said in a report to the U.N. Security Council that "the overall situation is dynamic," and despite significant losses in the group's leadership and reduced activity in Syria and Iraq, the risk of its resurgence remains. (wlns.com)
- The Islamic State group declared a self-styled caliphate in a large swath of territory in Syria and Iraq that it seized in 2014. (wlns.com)
Ankara19
- While Iraq has an embassy in Ankara and consulate general in Istanbul and Gaziantep. (wikipedia.org)
- The ambassador of Iraq in Ankara, Turkey, is Mr. Abdul Amir Kamil Abi Tabikh, who has been the representative of Iraq since 5 March 2009. (wikipedia.org)
- The Iraqi mission in Turkey includes a defense attaché and commerce office in Ankara, and a general consulate in Istanbul. (wikipedia.org)
- Although Turkey became an official state in the international arena by the Lausanne Treaty of 1923, the Grand National Assembly in Ankara, founder of modern Turkey, was actually running the government since 1920. (wikipedia.org)
- So it is certainly dramatic to see yesterday's pictures in Ankara, showing the leaders of Turkey and Iraq remembering their friendship and shared interests. (hurriyetdailynews.com)
- This turnaround is entirely thanks to the referendum that was unilaterally announced by Barzani to secure independence from Iraq, carried out on Sept. 25 despite objections from almost all sides - most importantly from Baghdad, Ankara and Tehran, which surround the landlocked KRG territory. (hurriyetdailynews.com)
- For example, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım postponed a recent planned visit to Baghdad reportedly because of the ongoing row over the Bashiqa base, but also because al-Abadi informed Ankara about the Kirkuk operation and he did not wanted Turkey to get any credit out of it. (hurriyetdailynews.com)
- Ankara obeyed the postponement request, but at the same time Turkey started the first cross-border air-land operation in nine years against PKK camps in the KRG region, to which the Baghdad government did not react or protest. (hurriyetdailynews.com)
- ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- Turkey has agreed to allow U.S. warplanes to fly over its territory for a war with Iraq, a Turkish military official said. (ksl.com)
- Turkey is also trying to get the US to drop its support for Kurdish fighters from the YPG group in Syria, a policy shift Ankara may expect in return for its ratification. (aljazeera.com)
- The BBC's Jonny Dymond in Ankara says an end to Turkish cooperation in Iraq could have a serious impact. (unexplained-mysteries.com)
- Turkey said it will intensify its strikes on Kurdish targets in Iraq and Syria, after concluding that the individuals responsible for the Ankara blast last week were from Damascus. (newarab.com)
- Turkey on Wednesday launched fresh strikes against Kurdish targets in Iraq and warned of more intense cross-border air raids after concluding that militants who staged a weekend attack in Ankara came from Syria . (newarab.com)
- A branch of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) - listed as a terror group by Turkey and its Western allies - claimed responsibility for the first bombing to hit Ankara since 2016. (newarab.com)
- A Syrian Kurdish commander denied on Wednesday that the Ankara attackers were trained in Syria or crossed into Turkey from Syria. (keloland.com)
- In this scenario, Ankara, which has developed economic and political relations with Iraq over the years, may face restrictions from Tehran. (dailysabah.com)
- As a country that shares a some 400-kilometer border with Iraq and suffered many attacks by Daesh militia on its own border, including megacities like Ankara and Istanbul, Turkey will be one of the first targets of Daesh (or Daesh like-organizations). (dailysabah.com)
- Tensions between Baghdad and Ankara increased in recent years over water shortages in the Euphrates and Tigris rivers as Turkey pushed ahead with its dam projects, including Ilisu Dam. (savethetigris.org)
- Kadhimi's efforts focused on signing a special protocol with Ankara on the water resources of the Tigris, which would stipulate deployment of field monitoring stations to measure flow rates, all the way downstream to the city of Basra in southern Iraq. (savethetigris.org)
Iran12
- Compounding problems was the fact that Erdoğan and his ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Parti) considered al-Abadi's Shiite-dominated government - and that of Nouri al-Maliki before al-Abadi - as being heavily under the influence of Iran, a rival in both Iraq and Syria. (hurriyetdailynews.com)
- Turkey and Iran, for example, supported the move of the Iraqi army to retake Kirkuk from Barzani, while Iran restrained Shiite militias from doing what many feared. (hurriyetdailynews.com)
- And thanks to him Turkey, Iraq and Iran have come to remember their shared interests. (hurriyetdailynews.com)
- Kurds inhabit a mostly mountainous arc from Turkey and Syria into Iraq and Iran. (jordantimes.com)
- At the end of the statement, Beyatlı extended his thanks on behalf of all Turkmens to Turkey, Iran, the Iraqi central government, Turkmen units and the Hashd al-Shaabi militia for supporting Iraq's integrity. (dailysabah.com)
- The U.S. assassinations of Qasem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis in Baghdad as an attempt to irritate Iran flared up the long-standing debate about the U.S. presence in Iraq. (dailysabah.com)
- It is no surprise that Iran will benefit the most from U.S. withdrawal from Iraq as it will increase its already powerful influence in the country. (dailysabah.com)
- As a matter of fact, Turkey which has more than $15 billion trade volume with Iraq has begun to have problems with daily food exports to Iraq, particularly after the increase of sanctions against Iran. (dailysabah.com)
- Iran, which shares a some 1,500-kilometer borders with Iraq, aims to increase its commercial volume with the latter regardless of the U.S. sanctions. (dailysabah.com)
- This time, the U.S. might recognize the independence of Kurds or the U.S. may use the independence card against Iraq and Iran. (dailysabah.com)
- It is anticipated, meanwhile, that Tehran will carry out a land operation in the Kurdistan region of Iraq since it wants to marginalise the ongoing anti-regime protests in Iran as an ethnic Kurdish problem, Yilmaz also said. (bne.eu)
- An ethnic indigenous minority who live in a region that spans Turkey, Iraq, Iran and Syria. (indykids.org)
20221
- On April 18, 2022, Turkey launched a 'Claw-Lock' operation against PKK hideouts and bases in northern Iraq. (daylinews.ir)
Airstrikes2
- The Women's Protection Units, or YPJ, which is linked to the YPG, said the airstrikes targeted areas along the Turkey-Syria border including Kobani, Derbasiyeh and Ein Issa. (ktar.com)
- Turkish forces have responded by increasing their airstrikes against suspected rebel bases in northern Iraq. (voanews.com)
Attacks16
- The Turkish military launched a major offensive on its side of the border this week in response to more than a week of deadly attacks in southeastern Turkey by the Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK. (kpbs.org)
- Turkey's military said the cross-border offensive, possibly the largest in a decade, would continue until they had stopped the threat from PKK rebels, who have been using northern Iraq as a base to stage attacks in Turkey. (emirates247.com)
- PKK terrorists often use northern Iraq as a base to plan cross-border terrorist attacks on Turkey. (aa.com.tr)
- Turkey launched Operation Claw-Eagle 2 on Wednesday in line with its right to self-defense according to international law to prevent the PKK/KCK and other terror groups' efforts to re-establish positions used to carry out terror attacks against Turkey. (aa.com.tr)
- Turkey 's military launched an operation with commandos, backed by artillery and air attacks, against Kurdish fighters in a mountainous area of northern Iraq, the defence ministry said on Tuesday. (aljazeera.com)
- The military frequently launches cross-border air attacks against PKK targets in northern Iraq , but ground operations are less common. (aljazeera.com)
- Last month, Kurdish rebels killed five people during multiple attacks on police facilities in southeastern Turkey. (voanews.com)
- The PKK, listed as a "terrorist group" by Turkey and its Western allies, has been waging attacks since 1984, killing tens of thousands of people. (aljazeera.com)
- Turkey is looking for pretexts to legitimise its ongoing attacks on our region and to launch a new military aggression," he said on social media. (newarab.com)
- While delivering a speech to Turkish press members, the president of the Turkmen federation, Aydın Beyatlı, read the statement suggesting that Turkey should be in cooperation with the Iraqi central government to prevent possible terror attacks by the PKK/PYD. (dailysabah.com)
- He added that Turkey is looking "for a pretext to legitimatize its continuous attacks on our region and to launch a new aggression and this is raising our concerns. (keloland.com)
- President Abdullah Gul said Turkey is running out of patience with the Kurdish separatist attacks. (twoday.net)
- Since 2015 Turkish forces have launched more than 4,000 aerial, artillery, and ground attacks within the borders of Iraq, of which 1,600 were registered in 2021 alone, the report documents. (iraqicivilsociety.org)
- Turkey routinely carries out attacks in Iraq, where the PKK has bases and training camps in the Sinjar region and on the mountainous border with Turkey. (unewsuk.com)
- Despite sustained counter-terrorism operations, Daesh continues to command between 5,000 and 7,000 members across Iraq and Syria, "most of whom are fighters," though it has reduced its attacks deliberately "to facilitate recruiting and reorganization," the experts said. (wlns.com)
- Turkey has carried out most of its attacks in the Sinjar region and in the mountainous areas of Iraqi Kurdistan. (daylinews.ir)
Militants5
- They probably have fighters, militants in Turkey,' he said. (voanews.com)
- ISTANBUL, Turkey: The Turkish army on Saturday launched a new ground and air operation against outlawed Kurdish militants' bases in northern Iraq, officials and local media reported. (arabnews.com)
- Turkey has intelligence data that concentration of troops of militants is observed in northern Iraqi city of Mosul, as well as Iraqi town of Telafer consisting of mainly ethnic Turkmen, and these militants plan to kill the Turkmens living in northern Iraq, which is unacceptable for Turkey, Erdogan had said. (trend.az)
- At Istanbul's Kurdish Institute, where 400 students are learning Kurdish, they are riveted by events across the border in Iraqi Kurdistan, which appears to be hurtling towards independence as state forces retreat and Sunni militants, led by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), an Al Qaeda offshoot, seize parts of northern Iraq. (jordantimes.com)
- The Turkish jets targeted 22 suspected PKK positions in northern Iraq on Wednesday, destroying caves, shelters and depots used by the militants, the Turkish defense ministry said. (keloland.com)
Targets9
- The offensive, which started late on Thursday after aircraft and artillery blasted suspected rebel targets, marked a dramatic escalation in Turkey's fight with the PKK rebel group even though Turkey described the operation as limited. (emirates247.com)
- The United States urged Turkey, a key regional ally, to limit its offensive to precise PKK targets and to bring the operation to a swift conclusion. (emirates247.com)
- Turkish forces have conducted new air strikes in northern Iraq and destroyed 16 targets of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), its Ministry of National Defence says. (aljazeera.com)
- The PKK claimed responsibility for the attack, prompting Turkish strikes on the group's targets in northern Iraq later on Sunday. (aljazeera.com)
- From now on, all infrastructure, large facilities and energy facilities belonging to (armed Kurdish groups) in Iraq and Syria are legitimate targets for our security forces," Fidan added. (newarab.com)
- From now on, all infrastructure, superstructure and energy facilities belonging to the PKK or the YPG in Iraq and Syria are legitimate targets of our security forces, armed forces and intelligence elements," Fidan said. (keloland.com)
- Turkey has stepped up its drone strikes on Kurdish targets in both Iraq and Syria in recent months, although deaths among the Iraqi Kurdish security forces remain rare. (turks.us)
- Abdi, who is wanted by Turkey on terrorism charges, said that targeting the infrastructure and economic targets in northeast Syria and cities "is considered a war crime. (wate.com)
- This kind of attack by Turkey, which targets civilians, has been taking place for seven years in northern Iraq, and have killed a minimum of 98 civilians, also causing thousands of displaced persons. (iraqicivilsociety.org)
Bases6
- Last year, the parliament gave the government the power to launch military operations against Kurdish rebel bases in neighboring Iraq, but the mandate expires in September. (voanews.com)
- Turkey says the outlawed Kurdish Workers Party, the PKK, is using bases in northern Iraq to attack its territory. (rferl.org)
- The Turkish army regularly conducts cross-border operations and air raids on PKK bases in northern Iraq. (arabnews.com)
- The PKK, which maintains bases in northern Iraq, claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing, according to a news agency close to the rebel group. (wvia.org)
- Turkey conducted air raids against PKK rear bases in the northern mountains of Iraq hours after Sunday's attack. (newarab.com)
- The Turkish army rarely comments on its strikes in Iraq but routinely conducts military operations against PKK rear-bases in autonomous Kurdistan as well as in Sinjar district. (turks.us)
Rebels8
- He said it would be impossible for Turkey to solve its issues with Kurdish rebels with force. (rferl.org)
- In February, Turkey launched an operation dubbed "Claw-Eagle 2" against PKK rebels holed up in the northern Iraqi region of Dohuk. (arabnews.com)
- Turkish authorities have detained 20 suspected Kurdish rebels at a border crossing with Iraq, the office for the governor of Sirnak said in a written statement. (kpbs.org)
- Thousands of Turkish troops have crossed into northern Iraq to hunt Kurdish rebels, television and a military source said on Friday, escalating a conflict that could undermine stability in the region. (emirates247.com)
- It said in a military statement 24 Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) rebels and five soldiers were killed in clashes in Iraq. (emirates247.com)
- The Turkish military said its troops had entered Iraq late on Thursday to destroy PKK camps and hunt rebels, which has been battling for decades to create a Kurdish homeland in southeast Turkey. (emirates247.com)
- Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Thursday that U.S. objections would not stop Turkey from crossing into Iraq to eliminate Kurdish rebels. (twoday.net)
- The country of Turkey has threatened to cross the border into Iraq to take out Kurdish rebels, which Turkey calls "terrorists. (indykids.org)
Kurds in I1
- Because Kurds in Iraq are not getting their needs met by the central government, Kurdish aspirations for independence have gained more legitimacy and justification," said Yasin Aktay, who heads the ruling AK Party's foreign affairs office. (jordantimes.com)
Troops19
- Turkey has decided not to send peacekeeping troops to Iraq, government officials have said. (bbc.co.uk)
- That was in response to al-Abadi's words the previous day saying that Erdoğan was pursuing aggressive policies against Iraq and violating its sovereignty, demanding that Turkish troops be immediately withdrawn from the Bashiqa military camp in northern Iraq. (hurriyetdailynews.com)
- Erdoğan said Turkish troops were in Bashiqa, to train the peshmerga forces of the Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government ( KRG ) against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). (hurriyetdailynews.com)
- Turkey is reportedly shelling suspected Kurdish rebel camps across the border in northern Iraq, but the government appeared unlikely to move toward sending ground troops until next week because of a holiday. (kpbs.org)
- Turkey earlier delayed opening its airspace to U.S. warplanes despite parliamentary approval for the overflights, insisting the United States agree to its demands to move Turkish troops into northern Iraq. (ksl.com)
- The United States could also use Turkish airspace to ferry troops into northern Iraq. (ksl.com)
- The Turkish military official said Turkey was concerned that if it opened its airspace, the United States would begin flying troops across Turkey into the Kurdish-controlled areas of northern Iraq. (ksl.com)
- Turkey fears instability in that border region and is looking to move its own troops into the area. (ksl.com)
- Parliament earlier this month failed to pass a resolution that would have let in U.S. ground troops for an Iraq invasion. (ksl.com)
- The United States had offered Turkey a package of $15 billion in loans and grants if it lets in U.S. troops for a ground war. (ksl.com)
- Turkish television said between 3,000 and 10,000 soldiers had entered Iraq, but several Iraqi officials and a military source with US-led coalition forces in Baghdad said only a few hundred troops were involved. (emirates247.com)
- White House officials are warning Turkey to remove its "unauthorized" troops from neighboring Iraq, nearly two weeks after the deployment of some 150 ground troops into the Nineveh Province on a "training" mission. (antiwar.com)
- Officials say Vice President Joe Biden spoke with Iraqi PM Hayder Abadi to assure him of America's support, and to concur with him on the assessment that Turkey sent the troops "without prior consent of the Iraqi government. (antiwar.com)
- More than 1,500 Turkish troops cross the border into Kurdish-controlled northern Iraq, a move the United States strongly opposes. (kmuw.org)
- US and Iraqi troops last week began a major operation against Talafar - a suspected haven for foreign fighters entering Iraq from Syria. (unexplained-mysteries.com)
- The Turkish airbase of Incirlik has been used by the US to rotate its troops in and out of Iraq. (unexplained-mysteries.com)
- It is one of the expectations that in the case of U.S. withdrawal most of the foreign troops will have to withdraw, including Turkey. (dailysabah.com)
- Turkish troops in northern Iraq have long been violating the country's airspace and territory under the pretext of fighting PKK. (daylinews.ir)
- Polls on the Iraq war - showing both that Americans increasingly view efforts as going well and are now evenly split on keeping troops in the country , and Iraqis are much more optimistic about the future . (aijac.org.au)
Erdogan4
- Look: Erdogan regime is another Israeli regime when it comes to democracy and peoples rights, Erdogan regime is about a Islamic Dictatorial system looking for its past to be reestablished, these people are not about Islam nor they are Muslims they are paid by ISIS to be in power where ISIS can create its caliphate in Iraq and Syria. (antiwar.com)
- Turkey thought it could control ISIS, but Erdogan was mistaken. (shoebat.com)
- It should be noted that this did not amount to military offensive on the ground - Turkey watchers mainly see it as conducted for the Erdogan regime's public relations purposes . (bne.eu)
- This authorisation came after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sent a special envoy to Baghdad to reach an agreement on the waters of the Tigris River, within the framework of Turkish efforts to strengthen the relationship with the Kadhimi government and preserve Ankara's economic interests in Iraq. (savethetigris.org)
Terrorist5
- In its more than 30-year terror campaign against Turkey, the PKK - listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S., and EU - has been responsible for the deaths of 40,000 people, including women, children, and infants. (hurriyetdailynews.com)
- If the Turkish Armed Forces begin operations in Iraq against the "Islamic State" (IS, ISIL, ISIS or Daesh) terrorist group, they should be coordinated with the Iraqi government," he said. (trend.az)
- Turkey, the European Union and the United States regard the PKK as a terrorist group. (voanews.com)
- The Federation of Turkmen Associations in Turkey issued a statement yesterday saying that Turkey and the Iraqi central government should increase cooperative efforts and take precautions for the prevention of possible threats from the PKK terrorist organization, the Democratic Union Party (PYD) and Daesh, following the Iraqi army's retake of Kirkuk. (dailysabah.com)
- Turkey should establish a buffer zone between Turkmens and terrorist organizations such as the PKK, the PYD and Daesh," he said in the statement, adding that Turkey and Iraq should increase their level of cooperation to render the environment in Kirkuk safer. (dailysabah.com)
Offensive2
- The European Union and the United Nations also urged restraint, fearing the offensive could jeopardise the most stable region in Iraq at a time when security is improving, and also rekindle tensions between Turks and ethnic Kurds. (emirates247.com)
- Turkey says it will end cooperation with the US in Iraq if the Americans continue with their offensive in the northern Iraqi town of Talafar. (unexplained-mysteries.com)
20191
- Turkey had dispatched a special envoy to Baghdad in 2019 for tackling water-sharing tensions with Iraq. (savethetigris.org)
Iraq's11
- The Turkish foreign ministry said Turkey would still play a key role in Iraq's post-war reconstruction. (bbc.co.uk)
- The PKK, listed as a terror group by Turkey and much of the international community, has for decades used Iraq's northern mountains as a springboard for its insurgency against the Turkish state. (arabnews.com)
- With this regard, we would like to reiterate one more time our expectations such as cooperation and acting in harmony with Turkey against the PKK/YPG terror organization which is also threatening Iraq's stability, security, and territorial integrity. (hurriyetdailynews.com)
- Baghdad is against the expected military operations by Turkey in Iraq if they are not coordinated with the country's government, Ibrahim al-Jaafari, head of Iraq's Foreign Ministry, said Sept. 19, Hurriyet newspaper reported. (trend.az)
- Officially, Turkey remains committed to Iraq's territorial unity. (jordantimes.com)
- Turkey regards northern Iraq as part of its sphere of influence - not only because of its close ethnic and linguistic ties with Iraq's Turkmen but because of the presence of large Kurdish populations on both sides of the border. (unexplained-mysteries.com)
- A senior military official in Baghdad said Tuesday that a drone which killed three Kurdish counterterrorism officers had originated in neighbouring Turkey, and condemned the violation of Iraq's sovereignty. (turks.us)
- This attack constitutes a violation of Iraq's sovereignty", he said, adding: "Iraq reserves the right to put a stop to these violations. (turks.us)
- The Interior Ministry in Iraq's Kurdistan Regional Government denied the accusation made by Dalia's family that Erbil had handed her over to Turkey, stressing that the reports were fake and misguided. (middleeastmonitor.com)
- In this respect, Turkey favors the Sunni groups to be kept in Iraq's legal-political system to prevent their marginalization. (dailysabah.com)
- Iraq's ambassador to Turkey, Hassan Al Janabi, said last week that Mr Al Kadhimi would discuss security, water and economic issues during his visit. (savethetigris.org)
Airspace5
- The United States also wanted to use refueling aircraft based at Incirlik air base in southern Turkey, but Turkey had balked at their use, saying it would not be part of the airspace agreement. (ksl.com)
- U.S. State Department spokesman Richard Boucher welcomed the vote granting airspace rights, but said the United States remained 'opposed to unilateral action by Turkey or by any party in northern Iraq. (ksl.com)
- Around 5 pm (1400 GMT) Monday, "the drone entered Iraqi airspace, crossing the border from Turkey, and bombarded the Arbat airfield," which is mainly used by crop-spraying aircraft, said General Yehya Rassoul, spokesman of the federal armed forces commander in chief. (turks.us)
- Not even birds can fly in the airspace of Iraq without the knowledge of the US. (bne.eu)
- With the airspace in the region controlled by the US and Russia, Turkey is permitted to use ground forces only in limited areas. (bne.eu)
Kurdistan Regional G3
- The move came as voting started in an independence referendum organized by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in northern Iraq. (jpost.com)
- Turkey appears to have been coordinating the deployment with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), though they too deny providing Turkey with any authorization for a deployment. (antiwar.com)
- In the statement that was issued on the occasion of the launching of a military operation by the Iraqi Army against the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), Beyatlı also stressed that Turkey and the Iraqi central government should cooperate regarding several fields to establish peace in the region. (dailysabah.com)
Istanbul4
- 197 However, Syrian and Iraqi borders were not clarified in this armistice and the Istanbul government did not accept Mosul as a part of Iraq. (wikipedia.org)
- Analyst Cengiz Aktar of the Istanbul Policy Center says Turkey may hold back. (voanews.com)
- ISTANBUL - Turkey has blocked access into the country from northern Iraq at the Habur border gate in its southeast, but it was still possible to enter Iraq through the crossing, broadcaster NTV said on Monday. (jpost.com)
- The advances have helped quell fears of Turkey fracturing along ethnic lines, according to Idris Kardas, coordinator of the Platform for Global Challenges at Istanbul Bilgi University. (jordantimes.com)
Raids2
- The defence ministry said it had staged fresh raids on Wednesday that "neutralised a large number of terrorists" in five districts of Iraq. (newarab.com)
- Meanwhile, dozens of people suspected of links to the PKK have been detained in a series of raids across Turkey. (keloland.com)
Baghdad7
- Turkey has an embassy in Baghdad, and a consulate general in Mosul, Basra and Erbil. (wikipedia.org)
- The Ambassador of Turkey in Baghdad, Iraq, is Derya Kanbay, who has been in office since 20 January 2007. (wikipedia.org)
- There were three administrative provinces (vilayet) in current Iraq, organised by Land Law of 1858 and Vilayet Law of 1864 of Ottoman Empire: Basra, Baghdad and Mosul provinces. (wikipedia.org)
- Back then Baghdad had another reason to react against Turkey: Ankara's close relations with Barzani's KRG in the oil trade. (hurriyetdailynews.com)
- Baghdad saw the oil trade between Turkey and the KRG as a violation of its sovereign rights and actually still has a pending application to the international arbitration court in Switzerland against Turkey. (hurriyetdailynews.com)
- For this reason it is a good sign for the region that relations between the Baghdad Government and the Government of Turkey have normalized recently. (unpo.org)
- This is a locator map for Iraq with its capital, Baghdad. (wlns.com)
Kurdish Workers Party1
- Turkey crossed the Iraq border and attacked a Kurdish independence group called the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) after the PKK killed as many as 17 Turkish soldiers. (indykids.org)
Islamic State in Iraq1
- The radical Islamic group the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant is holding 49 Turkish diplomats and family members, including children, captive. (voanews.com)
Officials3
- Turkish officials have spurned repeated calls from Iraq to leave, saying it was "out of the question," but suggested they would discuss the matter in three-party talks with the Iraqi Kurds and the US. (antiwar.com)
- There was no immediate comment from Kurdish officials in Iraq. (keloland.com)
- The sudden visit of top Iraqi officials to Turkey on 17 December 2020 led to speculation about the challenges ahead in the region that brought the two countries together. (savethetigris.org)
Southeastern1
- The PKK has been fighting against the Turkish state in predominantly Kurdish southeastern Turkey since the 1980s and more than 40,000 people have been killed in the conflict. (aljazeera.com)
Ankara's1
- Turkish foreign ministry spokesman reiterated on June 26 Ankara's expectation from Iraq in its fight against the PKK /YPG terror organization. (hurriyetdailynews.com)
Claw-Eagle1
- Hami Aksoy responded to a question regarding an Iraqi presidential spokesperson's statement about Turkey 's recent Claw-Tiger and Claw-Eagle operations that had unrealistic claims about civilian casualties during maneuvers in northern Iraq. (hurriyetdailynews.com)
Kuwait2
- Three warships belonging to Iraq entered the territorial waters of Kuwait. (expatguideturkey.com)
- The United Arab Emirates (UAE), Kuwait, and Iraq on Saturday advised their nationals against traveling to Ukraine as tension continues to escalate between Russia and the West. (turkishpress.com)
Ottoman Empire4
- Despite the fact that Turkey-Iraq relations have different epochs in history, the two nations are interconnected by various cultural similarities, since Iraqis, along with Syrians, Lebanese, and Egyptians, have traces of Turkish ancestry owing to the chronology with the Ottoman Empire. (wikipedia.org)
- Iraq became a political unity as a British mandate, and Republic of Turkey became a sovereign country apart from the Ottoman Empire. (wikipedia.org)
- Before World War I, contemporary Iraq was part of the Ottoman Empire. (wikipedia.org)
- The prospect of a 10,000-strong Turkish peacekeeping contingent was strongly opposed by Iraqi Kurds and Arab nationalists in Iraq, who recall Turkish rule under the Ottoman Empire as a time of repression. (bbc.co.uk)
Turkish Armed2
- Heroic commandos of the heroic Turkish Armed Forces are in northern Iraq," the defense ministry said in a tweet without specifying how many soldiers were involved. (arabnews.com)
- The Turkish Armed Forces, which attach great importance to Iraq's territorial integrity and stability, will return home in the shortest time possible after its goals have been achieved,' the Turkish General Staff said in a statement. (emirates247.com)
19843
- The PKK has fought an armed insurgency in Turkey since 1984. (ktar.com)
- The PKK has waged an insurgency against Turkey since 1984. (wvia.org)
- The aim of this thesis is to investigate how the Kurdish question in Turkey has affected the country`s security policies during the time between 1984 and 2005. (lu.se)
Suspected Kurdish militant1
- It was the Turkish air force's third airstrike against suspected Kurdish militant sites in northern Iraq following the attack, which came as parliament prepared to reopen after a long summer recess. (keloland.com)
Border8
- 54 The border dispute between Turkey and Iraq could not be solved in this conference, and the discussion of the dispute was postponed. (wikipedia.org)
- At least one artillery unit was seen positioned on the Turkish side of the border, across from the Iraqi Kurdish town of Zakho, with guns facing toward Iraq. (kpbs.org)
- Turkey has conducted numerous cross-border offensives against the PKK in northern Iraq. (wvia.org)
- Above is a Google satellite map of the earthquake with epicenter in TURKEY-IRAQ BORDER REGION. (geographic.org)
- The statement also expressed that Turkmens demand that Turkey and Iraq should open the Ovaköy Border Gate as soon as possible to disable the Habur Border Gate. (dailysabah.com)
- The PKK has been waging a deadly insurgency against the Turkish state for four decades and the conflict has repeatedly spilt across the border into northern Iraq. (turks.us)
- Also on November 20, a rocket hit Turkish police and military forces stationed at the Oncupinar border gate in Kilis province on the Turkey-Syria border. (bne.eu)
- But the Kurdish people control their own region of the country across the border in Iraq. (indykids.org)
Warns1
- Analyst Ozel warns Turkey is vulnerable to retaliation if it moves against ISIL. (voanews.com)
Fighters4
- US warplanes have been pounding Talafar - which is thought to be a haven for fighters entering Iraq from Syria. (unexplained-mysteries.com)
- Why is Turkey supporting Islamic State fighters in Iraq? (shoebat.com)
- Now that U.S. forces are engaged in combat operations against Islamic State fighters in Iraq, the Obama administration must press ISIS on all fronts, targeting its financing, logistics, and weapons providers. (shoebat.com)
- A Turkish drone strike on Sunday killed a senior PKK official and three fighters in the Sinjar Mountains of northwestern Iraq, Iraqi Kurdish authorities said. (turks.us)
Mosul5
- The borders issue and Mosul Question is the first important issue between Turkey and Iraq. (wikipedia.org)
- One of Britain's major aims was keeping Mosul as a part of British-ruled Iraq instead of Turkey. (wikipedia.org)
- However, according to Turkish government, the representative of Kurds and Turks, demographically the Kurd and Turk dominated Mosul province should be part of Turkey. (wikipedia.org)
- After Lausanne, the negotiation process about the Mosul province was started between Turkey and Great Britain. (wikipedia.org)
- Being one of the key oil centers of Iraq, the city of Mosul went entirely under the control of the IS terrorists June 10, 2014. (trend.az)
Conflict1
- We are not a side in the internal conflict in Turkey," Abdi wrote. (keloland.com)
Iraqi Kurdistan1
- Iraqi Kurdistan serves as a buffer against the chaos in the rest of Iraq, while Turkey is the only viable export outlet for Kurdish hydrocarbons en route to lucrative markets in Europe. (jordantimes.com)
Invasion2
- There has been much discussion of the disastrous US-led invasion of Iraq, but this is in many ways the forgotten invasion of Iraq. (iraqicivilsociety.org)
- Many are concerned that an invasion could widen the war in Iraq and lead to more deaths. (indykids.org)
Cooperation4
- Observers say the latest events in Iraq may well expedite that cooperation, but it remains too early to say whether it will result in meaningful action. (voanews.com)
- Our correspondent adds that it is not clear yet quite what Turkey means by ending cooperation - but the US needs Turkey enough for it to heed the minister's warning. (unexplained-mysteries.com)
- It is essential to initiate cooperation between Turkey and Iraq to ensure stability and security in the region, in the sense that Kirkuk and its environment should be guaranteed," he said. (dailysabah.com)
- On October 27, the Iraqi Council of Ministers had authorised Finance Minister Ali Allawi to negotiate and sign a protocol for cooperation in managing the waters of the main axis of the Tigris River between the Republic of Iraq and the Republic of Turkey. (savethetigris.org)
Militant1
- This image from video posted by Iraqi Revolution, a group supporting ISIL, shows a militant standing in front of a burning Iraqi Army Humvee in Tikrit, Iraq, June 11, 2014. (voanews.com)
Soldiers1
Defense ministry1
- Earlier on Wednesday, the Turkish defense ministry announced that a military force was killed in clashes in northern Iraq. (daylinews.ir)
Turkmens3
- He added that Turkey should help Turkmens to form an armed force with the permission of the Iraqi central government. (dailysabah.com)
- The statement touched upon the fact that ex-Kirkuk Gov. Necmettin Kerim, who fled after the Iraqi central government dismissed him from his position, cut off the electricity and water supply to create chaos in the region, suggesting that Turkey should lend a helping hand to Kirkuk's Turkmens, especially those in the Tuz Khurmatu district of northeast Iraq. (dailysabah.com)
- The Federation of Turkmen Associations president stressed that Turkmens are supporting the integrity of Iraq, saying, "Turkmen units have shown that Turkmens have a bond with Iraq and [are committed to] its integrity, as they flew the Iraqi flag on governmental buildings after retaking them, rather than flying the Turkmen flag. (dailysabah.com)
NATO3
- Though the US generally backs Turkey, a fellow NATO member, in all things, concerns about the weakening Abadi government may force them to back Iraq in this case. (antiwar.com)
- Turkey is a major Nato ally of the US. (unexplained-mysteries.com)
- Turkey - America's ally and NATO member - is allegedly involved. (shoebat.com)
Ambassador1
- The US ambassador to Turkey, Eric Edelman, has said the American forces are doing their best to keep civilian losses to a minimum as they fight the Iraqi insurgents. (unexplained-mysteries.com)
Intensify1
- The operations inside Iraq will intensify tomorrow,' said a Turkish military source, who declined to be named. (emirates247.com)
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Military9
- It held that Turkey, as a neighbouring country, could not be trusted as a military player in Iraq. (bbc.co.uk)
- But the United States withdrew the aid package as war drew closer and it became clear that even if Turkey voted in favor, the U.S. military would not have time to bring in the units. (ksl.com)
- Iraq's government called on Turkey to respect its sovereignty and to avoid any military action which would threaten security. (emirates247.com)
- Turkey says it needs a military presence in the area to secure its borders and prevent the formation of an independent Kurdish state. (kmuw.org)
- A series of successive Turkish military operations has pushed the group back into neighbouring Iraq. (aljazeera.com)
- Turkey operates dozens of military posts in northern Iraq under an agreement originally struck with the government of executed dictator Saddam Hussein. (turks.us)
- The databases on incidents and casualties, along with other findings of the present report represent a valuable and unique record of the civilian harm caused by Turkish military incursions within the borders of Iraq, and sheds light on the extent and seriousness of the crimes which such operations produce. (iraqicivilsociety.org)
- The U.S. government supplies Turkey with large amounts of military aid and weapons. (indykids.org)
- In Turkey, Kurdish people are not allowed to speak their language, are displaced by the Turkish military and are repressed by the Turkish government when they resist. (indykids.org)
Forces5
- The resolution passed by parliament also would allow Turkey to move its own forces into northern Iraq. (ksl.com)
- As well as supplying logistical help for the US armed forces there, Turkey is a major trade and supply route into the country. (unexplained-mysteries.com)
- Reporting Anadolu , RT said 21-year-old Dalia, had "handed herself in" to Turkish security forces on 15 July in a southern province of Turkey. (middleeastmonitor.com)
- Turkish Minister of National Defense Hulusi Akar announced that Turkish Forces entered Northern Iraq. (expatguideturkey.com)
- Turkey uses fighter jets, artillery, and ground special forces, claiming that it has information that indicates PKK was going to launch a large-scale operation against the country. (daylinews.ir)
Separatist1
- Events are not, for now at least, stirring separatist sentiment in Turkey, where many Kurds prefer to put their faith in greater autonomy within the established borders of a booming economy than in the vagaries of a new nation state surrounded by hostile neighbours. (jordantimes.com)
Parliament1
Clashes1
Turks2
- The Turkish government's claim was that there is no difference between Turks and Kurds, and the Government of Grand National Assembly of Turkey is the Government of Kurds just as much as the government of Turks. (wikipedia.org)
- He said Turkey also wanted to confirm the intelligence about Turks who were abducted by terrorists, which was not disclosed for security reasons, and to take necessary measures. (aa.com.tr)
Borders2
- In the Syrian town of Derik, which lies where the borders of Syria, Iraq and Turkey meet, The Associated Press found a burnt out petrol station with destroyed buildings nearby. (ktar.com)
- Turkey, which shares long land borders with the country, considers Iraq as being a crucial neighbor country in terms of its security, economic and historic relations. (dailysabah.com)