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R 190459Z SEP 07
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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03 ANKARA 002367 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
SUBJECT: Update on PKK Violence (September 8-15, 2007) 
 
REF: ANKARA 2313 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 8-15, 2007 reporting period, no GOT 
security officials were killed but 12 were injured, including two 
village guards in clashes with PKK terrorists and ten security 
officials in mine/IED explosions. 
 
¶3. (U) In the same period, at least six PKK terrorists were killed 
in clashes, with the body of another located near the site of a 
clash whose death could have been inflicted either by Turkish 
security forces or by PKK forces (who have been known to execute 
those trying to surrender or flee).  Another four PKKers were 
captured and three 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 13 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. Throughout the week security forces spotted around a dozen PKK 
improvised explosive devices in the region and most of them were 
detonated before they went off. 
 
¶6. (U) Activity as reported by TGS website: 
 
CLASHES (NUMBER) 
 
May 2007, 40 
 
June 2007, 40 
 
July 2007, 15 
 
August 2007, 12 
 
September 1-7, 2007, 5 
 
September 8-15, 2007, 5 
 
CASUALTIES 
 
Security Forces 
 
May 2007     15 KIA, 52 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 
 
September 8-15, 2007  0 KIA, 12 WIA 
 
PKK 
 
May 2007    20 KIA, 31 captured, 3 surrendered 
 
June 2007    34 KIA, 16 captured,17 surrendered 
 
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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 
September 8-15, 2007  7 KIA,  4 captured, 3 surrendered 
CACHES RECOVERED (NUMBER) 
 
May 2007, 113 
 
June 2007, 50 
 
July 2007, 28 
 
August 2007, 40 
 
September 1-7, 2007, 11 
 
September 8-15, 2007, 13 
 
¶7. (U) Following are the casualty figures for the 2007. 
 
TURKISH SECURITY FORCES (KIA or WIA) 
 
JANUARY   1 KIA,   2 WIA 
 
FEBRUARY   1 KIA,   0 WIA 
 
MARCH   5 KIA,   4 WIA 
 
APRIL    18 KIA, 16 WIA 
 
MAY    15 KIA, 43 WIA 
 
JUNE    24 KIA, 51 WIA 
 
JULY    10 KIA, 14 WIA 
 
AUGUST   12 KIA, 30 WIA 
 
SEPTEMBER 1-7, 2007, 0 KIA,  0 WIA 
 
SEPTEMBER 8-15, 2007,0 KIA, 12 WIA 
 
TOTAL   86 KIA, 172 WIA 
 
 
PKK (KIA, Captured or surrendered) 
 
JANUARY   0 KIA, 5 captured, 3 surrendered 
 
FEBRUARY   0 KIA, 14 captured,0 surrendered 
 
MARCH   16 KIA,15 captured, 7 surrendered 
 
APRIL    16 KIA,8 captured,4 surrendered 
 
MAY    20* KIA,31 captured,3 surrendered 
 
JUNE    34 KIA,16 captured,17 surrendered 
 
JULY    11 KIA,10 captured, 13 surrendered 
 
AUGUST   38 KIA,24 captured,7 surrendered 
 
SEPTEMBER 1-7, 2007 1 KIA, 3 captured, 1 surrendered 
 
SEPTEMBER 8-15,2007 7 KIA, 4 captured, 3 surrendered 
 
TOTAL   143 KIA, 130 captured, 58 surrendered 
 
* Includes PKK suicide bomber from May 22 attack in Ankara 
 
CIVILIANS (KIA or WIA) 
 
JANUARY    0 KIA, 0 WIA 
 
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FEBRUARY    1 KIA, 0 WIA 
 
MARCH    0 KIA, 0 WIA 
 
APRIL     1 KIA, 0 WIA 
 
MAY     14*KIA, 108* WIA 
 
JUNE     1 KIA, 1 WIA 
 
JULY     1 KIA, 3 WIA 
 
AUGUST    1 KIA, 1 WIA 
 
SEPTEMBER 1 - 7, 2007 0 KIA, 0 WIA 
 
SEPTEMBER 8 - 15, 2007 0 KIA, 0 WIA 
 
TOTAL    19 KIA, 113 WIA 
 
* Includes 9 KIA and 100 WIA from May 22 Ankara bombing. 
 
WILSON