O turskim bazama u Iraku, nadjoh ovu analizu, oni su tamo jos od devedesetih, od prve invazije na Irak.
ASSESSING CURRENT DEPLOYMENTS
Open-source evidence suggests that Turkey's current presence in northern Iraq is centered on a reinforced battalion-size armor formation at Bamerni Airport in the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). A commando battalion is positioned in Kani Masi with a border security mission intended to prevent PKK infiltration. In addition, Special Operations units have been conducting liaison missions with KRG, KDP, and PUK officials for over two decades.
Moreover, the rise of the Islamic State (IS) spurred Turkey to deploy forces even deeper inside northern Iraq. In spring 2015, Ankara sent troops to Bashiqa -- which lies near Mosul, outside KRG-controlled areas -- to train Sunni Arabs and Kurds against IS. And earlier this month, it sent a battalion-size force from the 3rd Commando Brigade there, supported by some twenty-five M-60A3 tanks. It should be mentioned that the Turkish Land Forces were reorganized under an assertive modernization agenda in the 2000s, and its commando brigades are now manned with professional troops to a considerable extent....
....At present, Turkey has around 3,000 troops in Iraq.
mickie ::Irbis ::Kurdi ako su pametni da izadju na Sredozemno more makar i po cenu veliih gubitaka.
Bitnija je granica sa Iranom. I pre ce da izadju na Crno more nego na Sredozemno.
Nije idealno Crno jer sem Rusije nema ko da im pomogne,a ovako imaju mnoge. Iran nije bas toliko zainteresovan za Kurdistan jer i njegova teritorija je u pitanju.
