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Viewing cable 06ANKARA3476, PKK VIOLENCE CONTINUES: TEN YEAR-OLD CHILD AMONG

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
06ANKARA3476 2006-06-13 12:21 2011-08-24 16:30 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Ankara 
VZCZCXRO7008
RR RUEHBC RUEHDA RUEHDE RUEHIHL RUEHKUK
DE RUEHAK #3476 1641221
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 131221Z JUN 06
FM AMEMBASSY ANKARA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 6524
INFO RUCNRAQ/IRAQ COLLECTIVE
RUEKJCS/DIA WASHDC
RUEHAK/USDAO ANKARA TU
RUEAIIA/CIA WASHDC
RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHDC//USDP:PDUSDP/ISA:EUR/ISA:NESA//
RHEHAAA/NSC WASHDC
RUEUITH/ODC ANKARA TU
RUEKJCS/JOINT STAFF WASHDC//J-3/J-5//
RUFOADA/JAC MOLESWORTH RAF MOLESWORTH UK
RHMFISS/HQ USEUCOM VAIHINGEN GE
RHMFISS/HQ USCENTCOM MACDILL AFB FL
RHMFIUU/425ABS IZMIR TU//CC//
RHMFIUU/39ABG INCIRLIK AB TU
RUEPGAB/MNF-I C2X BAGHDAD IZ
 
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