Operation Dawn (1997)
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| Part of the Kurdish–Turkish conflict and Iraqi Kurdish Civil War | |||||||
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| Total: 27,000 | 10,000-12,000[citation needed] | ||||||
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| 31 killed, 91 wounded | 865 killed, 37 captured (According to Turkey) | ||||||
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Operation Dawn (Turkish: Şafak Harekâtı) was a cross-border operation by the Turkish Armed Forces into northern Iraq between 25 September and 15 October 1997 against the Kurdistan Workers' Party.
Casualties[edit]
Turkey announced fatalities of a total of 31 personnel made up of 3 commissioned officers, 24 soldiers and 4 village guards. Turkey announced the injured at a total of 91 personnel made out of 5 commissioned officers, 7 noncommissioned officers, 77 soldiers, and 2 village guards. Turkey announced the total number of militants neutralized at a total of 902 with 865 being killed and 37 being captured live or injured.[3] Clashes between the PKK and KDP resulted in 'considerable losses' for the KDP.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "THE ARAB SPRING, ITS EFFECTS ON THE KURDS, AND THE APPROACHES OF TURKEY, IRAN, SYRIA, AND IRAQ ON THE KURDISH ISSUE". web.archive.org. Retrieved 2014-10-12.
- ^ Gunter, M.M. (1997). The Kurds and the Future of Turkey. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 35. ISBN 9780312172657. Retrieved 2014-10-12.
- ^ "Şafak harekatı (25 Eylül - 15 Ekim 1997)". Hürriyet. Retrieved 2007-10-11.
- ^ United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. "Refworld | Chronology for Kurds in Turkey". unhcr.org. Retrieved 2014-10-12.
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