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  "id": 9448753,
  "title": "Turkey to hand over military base in northern Iraq to Baghdad",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/turkey-to-hand-over-military-base-in-northern-iraq-to-baghdad",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-24T00:02:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
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    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260924-turkey-to-hand-over-military-base-in-northern-iraq-to-baghdad"
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  "summary": "Turkey will gradually hand over control of its Bashiqa military base in northern Iraq to Baghdad, Ankara and Baghdad said Wednesday, in a move aimed at strengthening Iraqi state authority and easing a long-running source of tension between the neighbours.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Turkey to hand over military base to Iraq",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/turkey-to-hand-over-military-base-to-iraq",
        "published": "2026-09-23T21:37:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Turkey to hand over military base to Iraq",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/turkey-to-hand-over-military-base-to-iraq-9432129",
        "published": "2026-09-23T22:59:22.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}