ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Turkey has agreed to allow U.S. warplanes to fly over its territory for a war with Iraq, a Turkish military official said.
Two air corridors will be opened for the U.S. aircraft, the official said, speaking on customary condition of anonymity.
The U.S. flights will begin immediately, private CNN-Turk television reported.
Turkey earlier delayed opening its airspace to U.S. warplanes despite parliamentary approval for the overflights, insisting the United States agree to its demands to move Turkish troops into northern Iraq.
Seeing Red: Demonstrators holding Communist party red flags burn a makeshift U.S. flag during a protest rally Friday against the war in Iraq outside of the U.S. Embassy in Moscow.
It was not immediately clear how the issue was resolved.
Turkey's parliament voted Thursday to let the United States use the airspace, a measure that would allow strike aircraft on carriers in the Mediterranean to fly more directly into Iraq. The United States could also use Turkish airspace to ferry troops into northern Iraq.
After parliament's approval, the United States still needed the Turkish government's go-ahead.
The resolution passed by parliament also would allow Turkey to move its own forces into northern Iraq.