What the records say
- When
- 23 Apr 1998 – May 1998
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 39.00° N, 36.00° E
- Description
- 1998 Turkish military operation against the PKK
Placed at the country: the source names no closer place.
Operation Murat
Turkish military operation against the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK)
Operation Murat, named after the Murat River located in the region, was an operation concentrated in the Diyarbakir, Bingol and Bitlis triangle, mostly in the mountains located inside the triangle, against the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), which is listed as a terrorist organization internationally by a number of states and organizations, including the United States, NATO and the EU.
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