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Türkiye is intensifying efforts to bolster intelligence and security cooperation with Iraq, aiming to tighten control over the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and its supporters in northern Iraq. The initiative involves the exploration of a tripartite cooperation mechanism between Ankara, Baghdad, and Erbil. Head of Türkiye’s National Intelligence Organization (MIT) Ibrahim Kalin held two rounds of talks with officials in Baghdad and Erbil during two visits to Iraq in less than a week.
Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein said on Tuesday his country’s relationship with Türkiye is heading towards a new phase in security and intelligence cooperation. Hussein was speaking to reporters as he arrived in Ankara to meet with his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan. He was accompanied by Iraqi Defense Minister Thabet Mohammad al-Abbasi, National Security Advisor Qasim al-Araji, and head of the Popular Mobilization Forces Faleh Al-Fayyad.