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Operation Murat, named after the Murat River located in the region, was an operation concentrated in the Diyarbakir, Bingol and Bitlis triangle, mostly in the mountains located inside the triangle, against the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), which is listed as a terrorist organization internationally by a number of states and organizations, including the United States, NATO and the EU.[6] With the participation of 40,000 personnel and 3,000 village guards, it is the largest military operation Turkey has conducted inside of its borders.[7] The operation lasted for two weeks and was centered on the Genç district[7] in the province of Bingöl. It was in the area where the Turkish military destroyed two PKK camps in the past.[7]