The Turkish Military Operation in Iraqi Kurdistan 4 March 1987 A Historical Study

Turkish policy towards the Kurdish national movement in Iraqi Kurdistan is one of the key subjects of the Kurdish national liberation movement, As the Kurdish national liberation movement in Iraq has influence on the Kurdish movement in other Kurdistan parties.  As a neighboring country Turkey paid a great attention to the Kurdish Movements, the main significance of this research is the assessment of the Turkish policy and strategy towards the Kurdish movement, this study concentrates on the reasons behind of declaring the military operations in the areas of Iraqi Kurdistan borders as well as its reflection. Also it makes compresence with the Turkish previously attitude, Hence Turkey paid a great attention to its economic interests in Iraqi Kurdistan upon this doctrine looked at the Kurdish movement in Iraq. Because of this Turkish and Iraq had moved to each other so closely, the Iranian wide activities with Kurds in Iraqi Kurdistan with the framework of Turkish policy is being depicted. This research answered these questions, did Turkish policy and its military operation influence on the Kurdish movement? Had from that influence interfered to the internal affairs? Did the results of that interreference make any change of Iraqi Kurdish movement with Turkey? What were the results of military operation in the Kurdish areas? What was the regional and international attitude to the Turkish military intervene? Henceforth, this subject is being chosen in order to depict the Kurdish condition and quantity influence of Turkish policy on them.