October 1992 Turkish attack on Hakurk Camp
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This article is about the 1992 event. For the 2008 event, see 2008 Turkish incursion into northern Iraq.
October 1992 Turkish attack on Hakurk Camp (Turkish: Ekim 1992 Hakurk Kampı saldırısı) was a cross-border operation by the Turkish Armed Forces into northern Iraq between 12 October and 1 November 1992, that was conducted during the October 1992 Turkish incursion into 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.[12] More than 70,000 people have been killed in the Kurdish–Turkish conflict since 1984.[13]
Quick Facts October 1992 Turkish attack on Hakurk Camp Turkish: Ekim 1992 Hakurk Kampı saldırısı, Date ...
October 1992 Turkish attack on Hakurk Camp Turkish: Ekim 1992 Hakurk Kampı saldırısı | |||||||||
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Part of the Kurdish–Turkish conflict (1978–present) | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Turkey | Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Unknown |
Abdullah Öcalan[2] Faruk Bozkur Murat Karayılan | ||||||||
Units involved | |||||||||
Hakkâri 12th Land And Air Aviation Squadron Hakkâri Assault Helicopter Battalion | Hakurk Region Camp | ||||||||
Strength | |||||||||
2,512 Commandos[3] 36 Special Forces personnel[4] 30 Helicopter pilots | 10,000+ PKK members[5][6] | ||||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||||
14 killed[7][8] |
1,551 killed[9] 2,600+ captured[10] 2,700 wounded[11] | ||||||||
No civillian losses. |
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