This was done by pulling the northern approach viaduct 700 millimetres southwards.

60. Turkey s military intervention in northern Iraq and the aerial bombardment of that region, which had provoked a massive population exodus southwards, constituted unacceptable interference in Iraq s internal affairs and had been widely condemned by the international community.

Team 3 drove southwards from Kubatly on the left side of river Bazarchai, continuing on through the village of Khanlik, turning left and northwards approximately 15 kilometers along the left bank of the river Akera, stopping at villages along the way.

Furthermore, on 28 June 1998, 27 military aircraft (12 F 16s, 10 F 5s, 3 C 30s and 2 C 160s) of the Turkish air force entered the Nicosia flight information region, in violation of international air traffic regulations, from a north easterly direction, violating the national airspace of the Republic of Cyprus, then exiting southwards.