List of Turkish Armed Forces operations in Northern Iraq
| Turkey-PKK conflict | |||||||
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| Part of the Kurdish–Turkish conflict; Iraqi Kurdish Civil War | |||||||
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Previous:  PUK (1992)[1][2] |
Previous: PUK (1997)[4] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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273 killed 739 wounded[5] 1 AH-1 Cobra helicopter lost[6] (Turkish Claim) |
6,325 killed 1,700 captured,[5] (Turkish Claim) | ||||||
| 6,800+ displaced[7] | |||||||
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This is the list of the major Turkish Armed Forces operations in Northern Iraq against the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) which is listed as a terrorist organization internationally by a number of states and organizations, including the United States, NATO and the EU.[8] More than 37.000 people have been killed in the Turkish-PKK conflict since 1984.[9]
The total number of Turkish fatalities is at 273 personnel made out of 22 commissioned officers, 12 noncommissioned officers, 176 soldiers and 27 village guards. Turkey announced the injured at a total of 739 personnel made out of 54 commissioned officers, 48 noncommissioned officers, 582 soldiers, and 55 village guards. Turkey announced the total number of militants neutralized at a total of 8,025 with 6,325 being killed and 1,700 being captured live or injured.[5]
| Name | TAF Fatalities (Wounded) | PKK Fatalities (Captured) | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operation Northern Iraq | 28 (125) | 1,551 (1,232) | 5 October–15 November 1992 |
| Operation Steel | 64 (185) | 555 (13) | 20 March–4 May 1995 |
| Operation Hammer | 114 (338) | 2,730 (415) | 12 May–7 July 1997 |
| Operation Dawn | 31 (91) | 865 (37) | 25 September–15 October 1997 |
| Operation Sun | 27 | 240[10][11][12] | 21 February 2008 – 29 February 2008 |
| Total | 264 (739) | 6,325 (1,700) |
References
- 1 2 Iraq – Kurds (1961 – first combat deaths), January 2005
- 1 2 Turkey (1984–2002), March 2003
- ↑ Page 2
- ↑
- 1 2 3 "Ve Sonuç". Hürriyet. Retrieved 2007-10-11.
- ↑ BBC news online-Turkey admits loss of Helicopter
- ↑ http://timelines.ws/countries/TURKEYB.HTML
- ↑ "Council Decision", Council of the European Union, December 21, 2005
- ↑ "Kurdish rebels kill Turkey troops". BBC News. 8 April 2007. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
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- ↑ http://www.ploughshares.ca/libraries/ACRText/ACR-Turkey2.htm
