ANKARA
Turkish General Staff on Friday said that the flights of US unmanned aerial vehicles in north of Iraq take place under the leadership of Turkey and are against the terrorist organization PKK.
In a statement posted on their web site on Friday, the Turkish General Staff said that a Memorandum of Agreement was signed with the US in order to meet intelligence needs after US troops withdrew from Iraq.
"As part of this agreement, US unmanned aerial vehicles fly in north of Iraq, under Turkey's leadership, against the terrorist organization. Four unmanned aerial vehicles based in Incirlik conduct flights without carrying arms and weapons," the Turkish General Staff also said.
