An Iraqi security source said Sunday that Turkish forces in the Iraqi Kurdistan are building a new military base near Sahila road in Duhok province.

The source told Al-Maalomah news agency that the purpose of the base is to develop Turkish influence in an area near the Syrian-Iraqi border, adjacent to the provinces of Nineveh and Shingal.

According to the source, the new base is located on a road connecting other bases in Duhok province and along the border with Turkey, and houses hundreds of troops and military equipment.

Turkish forces have several bases in Iraqi Kurdistan, especially in Duhok, and carry out operations from time to time that have so far killed and injured a number of civilians.

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