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09ANKARA1746
2009-12-08 16:08:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Ankara
Cable title:
UPDATE ON PKK VIOLENCE (NOVEMBER 16-23, 2009)
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UNCLAS ANKARA 001746
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
SUBJECT: UPDATE ON PKK VIOLENCE (NOVEMBER 16-23, 2009)
REF: ANKARA 1629
UNCLAS ANKARA 001746
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
SUBJECT: UPDATE ON PKK VIOLENCE (NOVEMBER 16-23, 2009)
REF: ANKARA 1629
¶1. (SBU) This is another in a series of weekly reports on PKK
violence in Turkey. Our primary source is the Turkish General Staff
(TGS) website, which documents contacts and clashes with the PKK, as
well as casualties incurred.
¶2. (U) During November 16-23, no security official was killed or
injured. The total number of security force casualties for the year
through November 23, is 53 killed and 90 injured.
¶3. (U) During the same period, two PKKers were captured in Sanliurfa
and Hatay provinces. According to official TGS website figures,
through the third week of November, the number of PKK militants
killed this year is 45, the number of those captured is 71. The
number of those who surrendered reached 119.
¶4. (U) During the reporting period no civilian was killed or injured
due to PKK actions. The total number of civilian casualties for the
year through the end of the third week of November, is 15 killed and
25 wounded.
JEFFREY