| Kurdish-Turkish conflict | |||||||
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| Part of the Kurdish–Turkish conflict; Iraqi Kurdish Civil War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Previous:  PUK (1992)[1][2] |
Previous: PUK (1997)[4] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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276 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] | |||||||
The Kurdish-Turkish conflict spilled over into Iraqi Kurdistan in 1992, and has continued there intermittently since. The Turkish Armed Forces has launched a series of operations in Northern Iraq against the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).[8] More than 37,000 people have been killed in the conflict since 1984.[9]
According to the Turkish government, the total number of Turkish fatalities in Iraq has been 275 dead and 739 injured. It claims to have killed 6,325 and captured 1,700 PKK guerrillas in the country.[5]
| Date | Operation | TAF Fatalities (Wounded) | PKK Fatalities (Captured) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 October 1992 – 15 November 1992 | Operation Northern Iraq | 28 (125) | 1,551 (1,232) |
| 20 March 1995 – 4 May 1995 | Operation Steel | 64 (185) | 555 (13) |
| 12 May 1997 – 7 July 1997 | Operation Hammer | 114 (338) | 2,730 (418) |
| 25 September 1997 – 15 October 1997 | Operation Dawn | 31 (91) | 865 (37) |
| 21 February 2008 – 29 February 2008 | Operation Sun | 27[10][11][12] | 240 |
| 25 April 2017 | 2017 Turkish airstrikes in Syria and Iraq | 0 | 33 |
| 28 May 2019 – 14 June 2020 | Operation Claw | 17[13] | 417[14] |
| Total: | 281 (739) | 6,391 (2,700) | |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Iraq – Kurds (1961 – first combat deaths), January 2005
- ^ a b Turkey (1984–2002) Archived 2011-02-07 at the Wayback Machine, March 2003
- ^ Page 2
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-09-17. Retrieved 2012-11-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ a b c "Ve Sonuç". Hürriyet. Retrieved 2007-10-11.
- ^ BBC news online-Turkey admits loss of Helicopter
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-12-23. Retrieved 2011-05-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Council Decision", Council of the European Union, December 21, 2005
- ^ "Kurdish rebels kill Turkey troops". BBC News. 8 April 2007. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
- ^ "Twenty-five killed in clashes between Turkish soldiers, PKK - Monster…".
- ^ [1]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-02-07. Retrieved 2011-04-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ 2 killed (30 May 2019),[2] 1 killed (19 July 2019 per turkey),[3] 3 killed (25 Aug. 2019),[4] 2 killed (23 Sep. 2019),[5] 1 died (28 Oct. 2019),[6] 1 killed (2 Dec. 2019),[7] 2 killed (2 Jan. 2020),[8] 2 killed (14 Jan. 2020),[9] 2 killed (25 March 2020),[10] 1 killed (15 April 2020),[11] total of 17 reported killed
- ^ "New phase begins in Turkey's northern Iraq operation".
