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Reference ID	Created	Released	Classification	Origin
07ANKARA1909	2007-07-26 12:49	2011-08-24 16:30	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	Embassy Ankara

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RR RUEHBC RUEHDA RUEHDE RUEHIHL RUEHKUK
DE RUEHAK #1909/01 2071249
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 261249Z JUL 07
FM AMEMBASSY ANKARA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 3138
INFO RUCNRAQ/IRAQ COLLECTIVE
RHEFDIA/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
RHMFIUU/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 SECTION 01 OF 03 ANKARA 001909 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
SUBJECT: Update on PKK Violence (July 16-23, 2007) 
 
REF: ANKARA 1840 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) From July 16-23, 2007, four security officials were killed, 
including two killed in action (KIA) and two in IED explosions. Six 
security officials were wounded in action (WIA) due to an IED 
explosion. 
 
¶3. (U) During this same period, three PKK terrorists were killed in 
action, seven were captured, and three surrendered. 
 
¶4. (U) The TGS website reported two clashes between security forces 
and PKK terrorists in southeastern Turkey during the reporting 
period.  Security forces unearthed at least 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 July 17, a group of PKKers raided a marble mine in Hani, 
Diyarbakir Province and took cell phones and other belongings of the 
workers. 
 
¶6. (U) On July 23, a civilian was injured when ammunition belonging 
to the PKK and abandoned in a field in Guclukonak, Sirnak Province, 
was accidentally detonated. 
 
¶7. (U) Activity as reported by TGS website: 
 
CLASHES    NUMBER 
 
May 2007    40 
 
June 2007    40 
 
July 1-7, 2007    5 
 
July 8-16, 2007   3 
 
July 16-23, 2007   2 
 
CASUALTIES 
 
Security Forces 
 
May 2007     15 KIA, 52 WIA 
 
June 2007    23 KIA, 51 WIA 
 
July 1-7, 2007    1 KIA,  4 WIA 
 
July 8-16, 2007   3 KIA,  0 WIA 
 
July 16-23, 2007   4 KIA,  6 WIA 
 
PKK 
 
May 2007    20 KIA, 31 captured, 3 surrendered 
 
June 2007    34 KIA, 16 captured, 17 surrendered 
 
July 1-7, 2007   3 KIA,   0 captured, 0 surrendered 
 
July 8-16, 2007  3 KIA,   3 captured, 4 surrendered 
 
 
ANKARA 00001909  002 OF 003 
 
 
July 16-23, 2007  3 KIA,   7 captured, 3 surrendered 
 
 
CACHES RECOVERED 
 
May 2007     113 
 
June 2007     50 
 
July 1-7, 2007    13 
 
July 8-16, 2007    8 
 
July 16-23, 2007    2 
 
 
¶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 1-7, 2007    1     4 
 
July 8-16, 2007   3    0 
 
July 16-23, 2007   4    6 
 
TOTAL    72   135 
 
 
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 1-7, 2007   3   0      0 
 
July 8-16, 2007  3   3     4 
 
July 16-23, 2007  3   7     3 
 
TOTAL   95  99    41 
 
* 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 
 
ANKARA 00001909  003 OF 003 
 
 
 
MAY     14*     108* 
 
JUNE      1        1 
 
July 1-7, 2007    0        0 
 
July 8-16, 2007   0       1 
 
July 16-23, 2007   0       1 
 
TOTAL    17     111 
 
* Includes 9 KIA and 100 WIA from May 22 Ankara bombing. 
 
WILSON

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