On 24 September, Al-Janoub TV (Harakat al-Jihad wal-Bina — official) said the agreement to hand over the Zilkan camp at Bashiqa raised doubts about Ankara’s seriousness, citing dozens of other bases and the Kurdistan Region’s position. Al-Ahad TV (AAH — official) described a strategic agreement for Turkish forces to leave Zilkan and Bashiqa, while iNEWS (KSS — affiliated) called the reported departure from Zilkan the beginning of the end for Turkish forces in Iraq. An Iraqi-Turkish joint statement carried by iNEWS said the camp would be transferred gradually to Iraq’s federal government under an agreed mechanism and timetable.
- iNEWSKSS — affiliated23 Sept, 22:08
“Joint official statement: Turkish forces will hand over the Bashiqa–Zilkan camp to Iraq’s federal government gradually, under the agreed mechanism and timetable.”
بيان رسمي مشترك: ستسلّم القوات التركية معسكر بعشيقة - زليكان إلى الحكومة الاتحادية العراقية تدريجياً وفق الآلية والجدول الزمني المتفق عليهما
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official24 Sept, 21:21
“A strategic agreement for Turkish forces to leave Zilkan and Bashiqa.”
اتفاق استراتيجي لخروج القوات التركية من زليكان وبعشيقة
- iNEWSKSS — affiliated24 Sept, 22:59
“The beginning of the end for Turkish forces in Iraq: what follows the Turkish withdrawal from Zilkan?”
بداية النهاية للقوات التركية في العراق.. ماذا بعد انسحاب الأتراك من زليكان؟
- Al-Janoub TVHarakat al-Jihad wal-Bina — official25 Sept, 00:46
“The agreement to hand over the Zilkan base raises doubts about Ankara’s seriousness amid dozens of remaining bases and the absence of a position from the Region.”
اتفاق تسليم قاعدة "زليكان" يثير الشكوك حول جدية أنقرة وسط بقاء عشرات القواعد وغياب موقف الإقليم
- Al-Janoub TVHarakat al-Jihad wal-Bina — official25 Sept, 00:56
“The agreement to hand over the Zilkan base raises doubts about Ankara’s seriousness amid dozens of remaining bases and the absence of a position from the Region.”
اتفاق تسليم قاعدة "زليكان" يثير الشكوك حول جدية أنقرة وسط بقاء عشرات القواعد وغياب موقف الإقليم
The channels apply different tests to the same handover: an agreement to leave Zilkan is sufficient for Al-Ahad TV’s headline, while Al-Janoub TV points to the other bases and a Kurdistan Region position.