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.
Prethodnu odluku turske vlade da uputi svoje vojnike u sastav mirovnih snaga u Iraku predvođenih Sjedinjenim Državama, odobrio je i parlament početkom oktobra, ali je naišla na žestoko protivljenje Upravnog saveta Iraka i iračkih Kurda.