Summary

The territory in Northern Iraq where Operation Provide Comfort is taking place is hilly with poor road infrastructure. Operation Provide Comfort is a security mission to enforce the United Nations no-fly zone north of the 36 degree parallel from Iraqi air and ground incursion. A four nation coalition of U.S., Turkey, Great Britain and France has been actively protecting and supplying Kurdish refugees since Desert Storm in 1991.(Exact date unknown) (Released to Public)

DoD photo by: STAFF SGT. PAUL CARON Date Shot: 1 May 1995

Source: http://www.defenselink.mil/multimedia/

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