- 1 5 ▁mistaken ly ▁dropped ▁a ▁bomb ▁on ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁US ▁Special ▁Forces ▁and ▁P esh mer ga ▁troops ▁instead ▁of ▁on ▁the ▁Ira qi ▁tank ▁ ▁away . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁injured ▁was ▁W aj ih ▁Bar z ani , ▁the ▁brother ▁of ▁Mas oud ▁Bar z ani , ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁Kur dist an ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁( K DP ) ▁and ▁later ▁President ▁of ▁Ira qi ▁Kur dist an . ▁ ▁Short ly ▁after ▁its ▁ 1 0 ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁liber ation , ▁the ▁Turkish ▁government ▁began ▁to ▁cover t ly ▁dispatch ▁their ▁own ▁special ▁forces ▁troops ▁to ▁Kir ku k . ▁Dis gu ised ▁as ▁aid ▁workers , ▁they ▁were ▁to ▁train ▁and ▁equip ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Ira qi ▁Turk men ▁Front ▁to ▁dest abil ize ▁Kur dist an ▁and ▁provide ▁Turkey ▁a ▁pre text ▁to ▁interven e ▁with ▁a ▁large ▁" Pe ace ▁Keep ing " ▁force . ▁Element s ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 7 3 rd ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁Colonel ▁William ▁C . ▁May ville ▁Jr . ▁identified ▁and ▁intercept ed ▁the ▁Turkish ▁soldiers , ▁and ▁esc orted ▁them ▁back ▁across ▁the ▁border ▁with ▁no ▁sh ots ▁being ▁fired . ▁ ▁T F ▁Vik ing ▁Mil est ones ▁Kir ku k ▁Liber ation ▁– ▁ 1 0 ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁Mos ul ▁Liber ation ▁– ▁ 1 0 ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁T irk it ▁Liber ation ▁– ▁ 1 3 ▁April ▁ 2 0 0