March 1987 Turkish incursion into northern Iraq

March 1987 Turkish incursion into northern Iraq
Part of the Kurdish–Turkish conflict
3D map of the North Iraq area
Date 4 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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