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Noting that the final decision would be Ankara’s, Gul said, “If our troops serve in Iraq, they will be under Turkish command.” Commenting on Iraqi Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (IPUK) leader Jalal Talabani’s recent statement that there was no need for Turkish troops in northern Iraq, Gul said, “In order to intervene in this region, Turkey should obtain a separate invitation from Iraq’s Governing Council, as well as Talabani and Iraqi Kurdistan Democratic Party [IKDP] leader Massoud Barzani.” The prime minister added that Turkey could not ignore the continued presence of the terrorist organization PKK/KADEK in northern Iraq and would take all necessary measures in order to defeat it.