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March 1987 Turkish incursion into northern Iraq

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March 1987 Turkish incursion into northern Iraq
Part of the Kurdish–Turkish conflict

3D map of the North Iraq area
Date4 March 1987
Location
northern Iraq
Result Turkish victory
Belligerents
 Turkey PKK
Strength
30 war planes Unknown
Casualties and losses
None 3 Camps destroyed, exact casualties unknown

The March 1987 Turkish incursion into northern Iraq, by the Turkish Air Force, began on 4 March 1987, when the Turkish Military bombed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) targets in northern Iraq. 30 war planes were used in the operation and 3 major PKK camps (codenamed Sırat, Era and Alamış by Turkey) was bombed.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

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  1. ^ Şafak, Yeni (2017-08-31). "Kısa kısa sınır ötesi operasyonlar". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). Retrieved 2020-10-17.
  2. ^ "Irak'ın kuzeyine gerçekleştirilen büyük harekatlar". www.trthaber.com (in Turkish). 28 May 2019. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
  3. ^ Yüksel, Emincan. "TSK'nın Sınır Ötesi Harekatları". www.dogrulukpayi.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 2020-10-17.
  4. ^ DÖRTKARDEŞ/İSTANBUL, (DHA), İhsan (21 October 2011). "Irak'a ilk harekat 1983'te yapılmıştı". www.hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2020-10-17.
  5. ^ "TSK'nın sınır ötesi operasyonları". Al Jazeera Turk - Ortadoğu, Kafkasya, Balkanlar, Türkiye ve çevresindeki bölgeden son dakika haberleri ve analizler (in Turkish). 3 May 2017. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
  6. ^ "Irak'ın kuzeyine gerçekleştirilen büyük harekatlar". www.trtavaz.com.tr. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
  7. ^ "Türkiye'nin 26'ncı sınır ötesi kara operasyonu". Memurlar.Net (in Turkish). Retrieved 2020-10-17.
  8. ^ "26. sınırötesi harekât". www.ntv.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2020-10-17.
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