The Turkish government's earlier decision to contribute troops to the US-led peacekeeping forces in Iraq was approved by parliament in early October, but met with fierce opposition from the Iraqi Governing Council and Iraqi Kurds.
Parlament je početkom listopada odobrio raniju odluku turske vlade o slanju svojih postrojbi u sastav mirovnih snaga u Iraku koje predvode Sjedinjene Države, ali je ona naišla na oštro protivljenje Upravnog vijeća Iraka i iračkih Kurda.