12.12.2017 - 12:15 [ Rudaw ]

Top US, Iraqi generals to meet Turkish counterpart in Ankara

The meeting will be attended by Iraqi Army Chief of Staff Othman al-Ghanimi, his Turkish counterpart Hulusi Akar, as well as the Commander of the US European Command (EUCOM) Curtis Scaparrotti and the Commander of US Central Command (CENTCOM) Joseph Votel, according to the statement.

Turkey officially is a part of EUCOM, but the country’s Incirlik air base has been heavily used by US and other international coalition militaries in the anti-ISIS war, given the country’s proximity to Iraq and Syria — countries which fall into CENTCOM‘s dominion.