| Roboski massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Kurdistan Workers' Party insurgency | |
 Funeral procession of the victims | |
| Location | Uludere, Şırnak Province, Turkey |
| Date | December 28, 2011 9:37 pm (UTC+02:00) |
| Target | PKK Kurdish smugglers [1] |
Attack type | Aerial attack |
| Weapon | F-16 Fighting Falcon |
| Deaths | 34[2] |
| Perpetrator |  Turkish Air Force |
The Roboski massacre (Kurdish: Komkujiya Roboskî), also known as the Uludere airstrike,[3][4] took place on December 28, 2011, at Ortasu, Uludere near the Iraq-Turkey border, when the Turkish Air Force bombed a group of Kurdish civilians who had been involved in smuggling gasoline and cigarettes, killing 34.[5][2][6][7][8][9] According to a statement of the Turkish Air Force, the group was mistaken for members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).[5]
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- ^ a b Beaumont, Peter (December 29, 2011). "Turkish air strikes kill dozens of smugglers near Iraq border". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on October 1, 2013. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
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- ^ "35 Tabuta Kilometrelerce Gözyaşı". Haberler (in Turkish). December 30, 2011. Archived from the original on January 8, 2012. Retrieved January 7, 2012.