What the records say
- When
- 21 Feb 2008
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 36.18° N, 44.00° E
- Description
- military operation
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
2008 Turkish incursion into northern Iraq
Military operation
The 2008 Turkish incursion into northern Iraq, code-named Operation Sun by the Turkish Armed Forces, began on February 21, 2008, when the Turkish Army sent troops into northern Iraq to target the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). The ground offensive was preceded by Turkish Air Force bombardments of PKK camps in northern Iraq, which began on December 16, 2007.
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