Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Operation Purple Haze

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The article cites no sources (except a spam site in Armenian). Searching up the topic reveals nothing, so the topic's existence, let alone notability, can not be verified. PlotinusEnjoyer (talk) 02:23, 28 February 2025 (UTC)

• Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: History and Iraq. PlotinusEnjoyer (talk) 02:23, 28 February 2025 (UTC)
• Delete. Subject appears to be made up. A Google search of the subject yielded nothing. Madeleine (talk) 02:42, 28 February 2025 (UTC)

• Delete. I went through all the usual suspects (google news/books/scholar, bing, newspapers.com). I found two separate incidents known by that name [https://www.newspapers.com/article/omaha-world-herald-operation-purple-haze/166858118/][https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/disaster-medicine-and-public-health-preparedness/article/radiological-incident-preparedness-planning-at-the-local-level/86C523737F3E5B37DB387452E3182EE5] and um, well, it's safe to say neither of them have any passing similarity to the topic being discussed in this page. I also tried searching for any cache discoveries on the date in question during the Iraq War - I think possible the article is referencing this incident [https://www.army.mil/article/3772/iraq_operations_kill_capture_scores_of_terrorists] but some of the details seem different and there is also no reference to haze of any color. Looks like a possible hoax. Zzz plant (talk) 03:21, 28 February 2025 (UTC)
• Delete: Not a hoax. The body is just a copy of a military press release, no indication of notability: [https://web.archive.org/web/20070926222741/http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12893&Itemid=128%7COperation]. Helpful Raccoon (talk) 03:25, 28 February 2025 (UTC)
• :Also the source that is cited, mnf-iraq.com, was the legitimate site of MNF-Iraq but it was usurped by the spam site. Helpful Raccoon (talk) 03:37, 28 February 2025 (UTC)
• Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Events, Military, and United States of America. WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 06:42, 28 February 2025 (UTC)

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