Cirit guided rocket

Conflict Usage

Kurdish-Turkish Conflict

Side: TurkeyRole: Laser-guided attack helicopter rocket used for precision strikes on PKK-linked targetsprecision firesclose air supportstrike

In the Kurdish-Turkish conflict, Turkish T-129 helicopters used Cirit rockets to hit PYD/PKK targets during Operation Olive Branch in Afrin in January 2018.

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