Yeşilova incident

Yeşilova incident
Yeşilova
Yeşilova (Turkey)
DateApril 1991
Location
Yeşilova, Turkey
Result Royal Marines withdraw with supplies
Belligerents
 United Kingdom  Turkey
Commanders and leaders
Unknown Unknown
Units involved
Royal Marines Turkish Armed Forces
Strength
30 marines Several hundreds
Casualties and losses
No casualties

The Yeşilova incident was a reported armed standoff that took place at a refugee camp in Yeşilova, a small Turkish town near the border between Iraq and Turkey, between British Royal Marines and the Turkish Armed Forces. Local Turkish soldiers have been accused by reporter Robert Fisk of stealing essential goods and preventing medical care from deprived refugees in dire conditions, with a cholera outbreak ongoing. Other reporters such as Hugh Pope deny this version of the events.