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Reference ID	Created	Released	Classification	Origin
07ANKARA2313	2007-09-11 10:28	2011-08-24 16:30	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	Embassy Ankara

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R 111028Z SEP 07
FM AMEMBASSY ANKARA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 3699
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 002313 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
SUBJECT: Update on PKK Violence (September 1-7, 2007) 
 
REF: ANKARA 2255 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 September 1 - 7, 2007 reporting period, no GOT 
security officials was killed or injured during clashes with PKK 
terrorists or in mine explosions. 
 
¶3. (U) In the same period, one PKK terrorist was killed in a clash 
with security forces, while three PKKers were captured and one 
surrendered. 
 
¶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 at least 11 PKK 
shelters/caves/caches 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. The PKK detonated two IEDs on roads in Silopi, Sirnak Province 
and Cukurca, Hakkari Province on September 4 and 6, respectively. 
No casualties were cited in either of the incidents. 
 
¶6. (U) Activity as reported by TGS website (which includes: 
 
CLASHES    NUMBER 
 
May 2007    40 
 
June 2007    40 
 
July 2007    15 
 
August 2007   12 
 
September 1-7, 2007   5 
 
CASUALTIES 
 
Security Forces 
 
May 2007     15 KIA, 43 WIA 
 
June 2007    23 KIA, 51 WIA 
 
July 2007    10 KIA, 14 WIA 
 
August 2007   12 KIA, 30 WIA 
 
September 1-7, 2007   0 KIA,  0 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 2007   38 KIA, 24 captured, 7 surrendered 
 
September 1-7, 2007   1 KIA,  3 captured, 1 surrendered 
 
CACHES RECOVERED 
 
ANKARA 00002313  002 OF 003 
 
 
 
May 2007     113 
 
June 2007     50 
 
July 2007     28 
 
August 2007    40 
 
September 1-7, 2007   11 
 
¶7. (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    43 
 
JUNE     24    51 
 
JULY     10    14 
 
AUGUST    12    30 
 
SEPTEMBER 1 - 7, 2007  0     0 
 
TOTAL    86   160 
 
 
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    38   24     7 
 
SEPTEMBER 1-7, 2007   1    3     1 
 
TOTAL   136  126    55 
 
* 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 
 
 
ANKARA 00002313  003 OF 003 
 
 
JULY      1       3 
 
AUGUST     1       1 
 
SEPTEMBER 1 - 7, 2007  0       0 
 
TOTAL    19     113 
 
* Includes 9 KIA and 100 WIA from May 22 Ankara bombing. 
 
WILSON

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