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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