2011 Hakkari clashes

2011 Hakkari clashes
Part of Turkey–Kurdistan Workers' Party conflict
Date 19 October 2011; ongoing Location Hakkâri province, Turkey Result Ongoing
Belligerents
Turkish Armed Forces Turkish Air Force	PKK
Strength
	unknown[1]
Casualties and losses
24 killed[1] 18 injured[1] (Turkish claim)	270 (Turkish claim)

October 2011 Turkey–PKK clashes or 2011 Hakkari clashes occurred since October 19, 2011, when PKK killed 24 Turkish soldiers during overnight attacks on military installations in Hakkari province.^[2] PKK is said to have lost 23 militants in the attack,^[3] and at least 49 on the following operations by Turkish army.^[4]

The clashes started as over 100 PKK fighters conducted several simultaneous attacks on police stations and military bases in Çukurca, Yüksekova and Hakkâri, resulting in the death of 24 and the injury of 18 Turkish soldiers and police.^[1] This was the deadliest PKK attack on Turkish security forces since the May 24, 1993 PKK ambush in which 33 soldiers were killed.^[5]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} PKK kills 24 security members, injures 18 in Hakkari terror attacks
2. ^ http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/19/us-turkey-kurds-idUSTRE79I0YF20111019
3. ^ Hikmet Durgun; Remzi Budancir; Muzaffer Duru (20 October 2011). "Savaşa Aşıklarmış" (in Turkish). Taraf Gazetesi. http://www.taraf.com.tr/haber/savasa-asiklarmis.htm. Retrieved 22 October 2011. 
4. ^ Radikal (22 October 2011). "TSK: 2 günde 49 PKK'lı öldürüldü" (in Turkish). Radikal Gazetesi. http://www.radikal.com.tr/Radikal.aspx?aType=RadikalDetayV3&ArticleID=1067181&Date=22.10.2011&CategoryID=77. Retrieved 22 October 2011. 
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