Turkey sends coronavirus aid to Iraq

Al-Monitor Staff

Jul 1, 2020

An Iraqi phlebotomist draws blood plasma from a recovered COVID-19 patient at the blood bank of Iraq's southern city of Nasiriyah in Dhi Qar province, on June 24, 2020. (Photo by Asaad NIAZI / AFP) (Photo by ASAAD NIAZI/AFP via Getty Images) — An Iraqi phlebotomist draws blood plasma from a recovered COVID-19 patient at the blood bank of Iraq's southern city of Nasiriyah in Dhi Qar province, on June 24, 2020. — ASAAD NIAZI/AFP via Getty Images

A Turkish military jet delivered coronavirus-related aid to Iraq today. The assistance comes as Turkey continues its war against Kurdish militants in the country, despite opposition from Baghdad.

The flight was the doing of the Turkish Ministry of National Defense and Ministry of Health. It carried unspecified “medical supplies” to help Iraq with its COVID-19 outbreak, the Turkish Ministry of National Defense said in a tweet today.