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Turkish F-16s fly armed in tension with Greece Oct 13, 1997 - Turkish F-16s have begun flying over Cyprus armed with live ammunition for the first time in 10 months in retaliation for Greek participation in Greek Cypriot military maneuvers on Cyprus. The Turkish F-16 jets would thus have broken the agreement made with Washington last year not to fly armed over the island. [Read more...]	Greece says Turkey buzzes Minister's plane Oct 12, 1997 - According to Greece, two Turkish F-16s buzzed the C-130 Hercules carrying the Greek Defense Minister Akis Tsohatzopoulos on Monday, before being intercepted by Greekjets taking part in a Greek-Cypriot military exercise on the divided island. [Read more...]

Turkish F-16s hit Kurd rebel camps in Iraq Sep 25, 1997 - Turkish F-16s have destroyed 10 camps used by separatist Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq in a cross-border incursion this week, state-run Anatolian news agency reported. [Read more...]	Turkish F-16s continues to bomb Kurds in Northern Iraq Apr 06, 1997 - Around 15, 000 Turkish troops entered northern Iraq three weeks ago in an offensive against the PKK. The rebels use the remote region to launch attacks in their fight for self-rule in southeastern Turkey. Although the operation has been condemned by Baghdad and much of the Arab world, the Turkish Air Force continues to bomb the PKK. [Read more...]

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