Turkey ties force withdrawals to border safety
Turkish Defense Minister Yaşar Güler affirmed that Turkey will continue its military presence in Iraq and Syria until its borders are fully secure, and will reconsider its rules of engagement once the necessary security conditions are met. Güler's statements came less than a month after Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan linked the reduction of Turkish forces in Iraq to Baghdad's execution of its plan to disarm armed groups, particularly the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and related groups in Sinjar.
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