Turkey: MGK Will Tackle Reply of U.S.

Command of Turkey
The fact that there are positive statements regarding Turkey’s commandership of her own forces in Iraq in the reply sent by U.S. is important. Macedon and Azeri troops can also be under the command of Turkey.

10 Thousand Troops
Regarding the number of troops to be sent, there is a consensus between U.S. and Turkey that it should be 10 thousand.

West of Baghdad
The issue of section to be served in is not clarified yet. Despite this uncertainty, Ankara stresses the west and north of Baghdad, where the Sunnites constitute the majority, as the possible locations. Turkey does not approach the east of Baghdad warmly, since it is a Shiite region close to Iran.