Operation Display Deterrence
NATO operation in Turkey (2003)
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Operation Display Deterrence was a 65-day NATO operation to protect the Turkish border region with Iraq, made in response to an Article 4 declaration by the Turkish government in response to the Iraq War.[7]
NATO operation;
- To protect Turkish-Iraq border
| Operation Display Deterrence | |||||||
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| Part of Iraq War | |||||||
NATO Operation Display Deterrence: Turkish soldier guarding Dutch AWAC | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 NATO-led coalition[1] |
 Iraq | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
 General James L. Jones General Oktar Ataman[2] |
Unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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40 fighter aircraft, 2 tankers[6] |
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| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| None | None | ||||||
Objectives and operational activity
It was aimed at defending Turkey from a threat from Iraq and deterring aggression. NATO's military deployment consisted of AWACS surveillance aircraft and crews, TMD units, and biological and chemical defence equipment. Command was set up in Eskişehir.[2] NATO assets were sent to the Konya air base in Turkey,[8] along with Patriot missile systems installed in Diyarbakir and Batman[9] to help guard their airspace during military operations of the Iraq War.[10][11]
Operation Active Fence
Similar assets, deployment, and lessons from this operation were carried forward to Operation Active Fence in 2012.[12]
