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07ANKARA2043
2007-08-10 09:17:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Ankara
Cable title:
Update on PKK Violence (August 1-7, 2007)
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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 ANKARA 002043
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
SUBJECT: Update on PKK Violence (August 1-7, 2007)
REF: ANKARA 2001 and previous
(U) Sensitive but unclassified - please protect accordingly.
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 ANKARA 002043
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
SUBJECT: Update on PKK Violence (August 1-7, 2007)
REF: ANKARA 2001 and previous
(U) Sensitive but unclassified - please protect accordingly.
1. (SBU) This is another in a series of periodic reports on PKK
violence in Turkey. Our primary sources for these reports are
mainstream Turkish press services, such as the Anatolian News
Agency, and international wire services. While these are more
reliable than most Turkish press sources, they are not necessarily
unimpeachable. A major source is the Turkish General Staff (TGS)
website which documents contacts/clashes with the PKK. Press
services sympathetic to the PKK, such as Neu-Isenburg People's
Defense Forces and Firat News Agency, tend to report higher numbers
of the Turkish Security Forces casualties and are often otherwise
unreliable.
2. (U) During the August 1-7, 2007 reporting period, seven GOT
security officials were killed, six during clashes with PKK
terrorists and one when a land mine exploded. An additional eight
security officials were wounded in land mine explosions.
3. (U) In the same period, 14 PKK terrorists were killed in action
and three were captured.
4. (U) The TGS website reported five clashes between security forces
and PKK terrorists in Turkey's southeastern region during the
reporting period. Security forces discovered seven PKK
shelters/caves and seized booby-trapped land mines; other
explosives, including A-4 and TNT; Kalashnikov rifles; cartridges;
hand grenades; pistols; night vision binoculars; TV sets; satellite
antennas; and radios.
5. (U) On August 4, a villager was kidnapped by the PKK and then
killed in Gurpinar, Van Province.
6. (U) On August 6, the PKK released eight villagers that it had
kidnapped on July 31 in Baskale, Van Province.
7. (U) Activity as reported by TGS website:
CLASHES NUMBER
May 2007 40
June 2007 40
July 2007 15
August 1-7, 2007 5
CASUALTIES
Security Forces
May 2007 15 KIA, 52 WIA
June 2007 23 KIA, 51 WIA
July 2007 10 KIA, 14 WIA
August 1-7, 2007 7 KIA, 8 WIA
PKK
May 2007 20 KIA, 31 captured, 3 surrendered
June 2007 34 KIA, 16 captured, 17 surrendered
July 2007 11 KIA, 10 captured,13 surrendered
August 1-7, 2007 14 KIA, 3 captured, 0 surrendered
CACHES RECOVERED
May 2007 113
ANKARA 00002043 002 OF 002
June 2007 50
July 2007 28
August 1-7, 2007 7
8. (U) Following are the casualty figures for the 2007.
TURKISH SECURITY FORCES
KIA WIA
JANUARY 1 2
FEBRUARY 1 0
MARCH 5 4
APRIL 18 16
MAY 15 42
JUNE 24 51
JULY 10 14
AUGUST 1-7, 2007 7 8
TOTAL 81 147
PKK
KIA Captured Surrendered
JANUARY 0 5 3
FEBRUARY 0 14 0
MARCH 16 15 7
APRIL 16 8 4
MAY 20* 31 3
JUNE 34 16 17
JULY 11 10 13
AUGUST 1-7, 2007 14 3 0
TOTAL 111 102 47
* Includes PKK suicide bomber from May 22 attack in Ankara
CIVILIANS
KIA WIA
JANUARY 0 0
FEBRUARY 1 0
MARCH 0 0
APRIL 1 0
MAY 14* 108*
JUNE 1 1
JULY 1 3
AUGUST 1-7, 2007 1 (by the PKK) 0
TOTAL 19 114
* Includes 9 KIA and 100 WIA from May 22 Ankara bombing.
MCELDOWNEY
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
SUBJECT: Update on PKK Violence (August 1-7, 2007)
REF: ANKARA 2001 and previous
(U) Sensitive but unclassified - please protect accordingly.
1. (SBU) This is another in a series of periodic reports on PKK
violence in Turkey. Our primary sources for these reports are
mainstream Turkish press services, such as the Anatolian News
Agency, and international wire services. While these are more
reliable than most Turkish press sources, they are not necessarily
unimpeachable. A major source is the Turkish General Staff (TGS)
website which documents contacts/clashes with the PKK. Press
services sympathetic to the PKK, such as Neu-Isenburg People's
Defense Forces and Firat News Agency, tend to report higher numbers
of the Turkish Security Forces casualties and are often otherwise
unreliable.
2. (U) During the August 1-7, 2007 reporting period, seven GOT
security officials were killed, six during clashes with PKK
terrorists and one when a land mine exploded. An additional eight
security officials were wounded in land mine explosions.
3. (U) In the same period, 14 PKK terrorists were killed in action
and three were captured.
4. (U) The TGS website reported five clashes between security forces
and PKK terrorists in Turkey's southeastern region during the
reporting period. Security forces discovered seven PKK
shelters/caves and seized booby-trapped land mines; other
explosives, including A-4 and TNT; Kalashnikov rifles; cartridges;
hand grenades; pistols; night vision binoculars; TV sets; satellite
antennas; and radios.
5. (U) On August 4, a villager was kidnapped by the PKK and then
killed in Gurpinar, Van Province.
6. (U) On August 6, the PKK released eight villagers that it had
kidnapped on July 31 in Baskale, Van Province.
7. (U) Activity as reported by TGS website:
CLASHES NUMBER
May 2007 40
June 2007 40
July 2007 15
August 1-7, 2007 5
CASUALTIES
Security Forces
May 2007 15 KIA, 52 WIA
June 2007 23 KIA, 51 WIA
July 2007 10 KIA, 14 WIA
August 1-7, 2007 7 KIA, 8 WIA
PKK
May 2007 20 KIA, 31 captured, 3 surrendered
June 2007 34 KIA, 16 captured, 17 surrendered
July 2007 11 KIA, 10 captured,13 surrendered
August 1-7, 2007 14 KIA, 3 captured, 0 surrendered
CACHES RECOVERED
May 2007 113
ANKARA 00002043 002 OF 002
June 2007 50
July 2007 28
August 1-7, 2007 7
8. (U) Following are the casualty figures for the 2007.
TURKISH SECURITY FORCES
KIA WIA
JANUARY 1 2
FEBRUARY 1 0
MARCH 5 4
APRIL 18 16
MAY 15 42
JUNE 24 51
JULY 10 14
AUGUST 1-7, 2007 7 8
TOTAL 81 147
PKK
KIA Captured Surrendered
JANUARY 0 5 3
FEBRUARY 0 14 0
MARCH 16 15 7
APRIL 16 8 4
MAY 20* 31 3
JUNE 34 16 17
JULY 11 10 13
AUGUST 1-7, 2007 14 3 0
TOTAL 111 102 47
* Includes PKK suicide bomber from May 22 attack in Ankara
CIVILIANS
KIA WIA
JANUARY 0 0
FEBRUARY 1 0
MARCH 0 0
APRIL 1 0
MAY 14* 108*
JUNE 1 1
JULY 1 3
AUGUST 1-7, 2007 1 (by the PKK) 0
TOTAL 19 114
* Includes 9 KIA and 100 WIA from May 22 Ankara bombing.
MCELDOWNEY