Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06ANKARA3476
2006-06-13 12:21:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Ankara
Cable title:
PKK VIOLENCE CONTINUES: TEN YEAR-OLD CHILD AMONG
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UNCLAS ANKARA 003476
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PTER PREL ASEC MOPS TU IZ
SUBJECT: PKK VIOLENCE CONTINUES: TEN YEAR-OLD CHILD AMONG
THE DEAD
REF: ANKARA 3269 AND PREVIOUS
UNCLAS ANKARA 003476
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PTER PREL ASEC MOPS TU IZ
SUBJECT: PKK VIOLENCE CONTINUES: TEN YEAR-OLD CHILD AMONG
THE DEAD
REF: ANKARA 3269 AND PREVIOUS
1. PKK attacks in southeast Turkey for the week of June 5-11
killed four Turkish security forces personnel and one
civilian, a ten year-old child (according to press reports).
During the same week, 15 security forces were WIA, as were
seven civilians. Two PKK terrorists were killed in a
firefight with Turkish soldiers in Diyarbakir province. In
addition to the above, the PKK also claimed responsibility
for a June 3 bombing in Mersin which injured 15 civilians.
2. According to press, the ten year-old child was killed when
a PKK IED exploded under a civilian vehicle in Cizre, in
Sirnak province (five other civilians were wounded). Cizre
is about 40 km from the Iraq-Turkey Habur Gate border
crossing, and is on the main road trucks use to approach the
gate.
Visit Ankara's Classified Web Site at
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/eur/ankara/
WILSON
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PTER PREL ASEC MOPS TU IZ
SUBJECT: PKK VIOLENCE CONTINUES: TEN YEAR-OLD CHILD AMONG
THE DEAD
REF: ANKARA 3269 AND PREVIOUS
1. PKK attacks in southeast Turkey for the week of June 5-11
killed four Turkish security forces personnel and one
civilian, a ten year-old child (according to press reports).
During the same week, 15 security forces were WIA, as were
seven civilians. Two PKK terrorists were killed in a
firefight with Turkish soldiers in Diyarbakir province. In
addition to the above, the PKK also claimed responsibility
for a June 3 bombing in Mersin which injured 15 civilians.
2. According to press, the ten year-old child was killed when
a PKK IED exploded under a civilian vehicle in Cizre, in
Sirnak province (five other civilians were wounded). Cizre
is about 40 km from the Iraq-Turkey Habur Gate border
crossing, and is on the main road trucks use to approach the
gate.
Visit Ankara's Classified Web Site at
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/eur/ankara/
WILSON