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640 TURKEY/645 IRAQMID#2332
Dispute Number: 2332
Date(s): July 15, 1958 to July 31, 1958
Participants: 640 Turkey/645 Iraq
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Turkey put its border troops on alert after a coup in neighboring Iraq.
Turkey decided to recognize the new government.
MID#1123
Dispute Number: 1123
Date(s): July 9, 1962 to August 19, 1962
Participants: 645 Iraq/640 Turkey
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: 1–25 deaths
Narrative: Iraq accidentally bombed a Turkish village while pursuing Kurdish rebels.
Later, Iraqi warplanes attacked the border area, killing two Turkish soldiers. Turkish
fighters also shot down an Iraqi jet. Iraq claimed that the fighter had been shot down
in Iraq, while Turkey claimed it was shot down for violating Turkish airspace.
MID#3169
Dispute Number: 3169
Date(s): July 28, 1965
Participants: 645 Iraq/640 Turkey
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (Negotiated)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: An Iraqi bomber bombed and strafed a Turkish border town while in pur-
suit of Kurdish rebels. Iraq offered to pay restitution.
Coding changes: Settlement changed from None.
MID#3045
Dispute Number: 3045
Date(s): June 3, 1984
Participants: 645 Iraq/640 Turkey
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Iraqi planes bombed a Turkish oil tanker. Turkish press was greatly
angered over the attacks, but Ankara only moderately protested the situation. Turkey
wanted to maintain neutrality during the Iran-Iraq War and continue its increased trade
relations with Iraq.