 On 20 July 1974 the Turkish Army invaded the island from the north, landing in Pente Mili beach, near Keryneia.The operations (named Attila I and II) lasted until August and resulted in 37% of Cyprus territory coming under Turkish military control.Turkey still maintains troops in Cyprus, since a political solution could not yet be achieved, and since many members of the Turkish Cypriot community fear a return to the intercommunal violence which occurred between 1963 and 1974.