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R 081128Z NOV 07
FM AMEMBASSY ANKARA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 4311
INFO RUCNRAQ/IRAQ COLLECTIVE
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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 04 ANKARA 002739 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
SUBJECT: Update on PKK Violence (October 24-31, 2007) 
 
REF: ANKARA 2677 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 source is the Turkish General Staff 
(TGS) website, which documents contacts and clashes with the PKK as 
well as casualties incurred.  The TGS does not account for police 
casualties and the Ministry of Interior casualty date is not made 
public.  As a result, actual numbers for total Turkish law 
enforcement casualties are higher than the figures in this cable. 
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 October 24-31, 2007 reporting period, four GOT 
security officials were killed, including one in a mine blast.  One 
security official was injured in an explosion. 
 
¶3. (U) 45 PKK terrorists were killed during the same period.  Seven 
PKKers were captured. 
 
¶4. (U) The TGS website reported 13 clashes between security forces 
and PKK terrorists.  However, subsequent to an October 21 ambush 
that resulted in the deaths of 12 soldiers, the Turkish military has 
been continuing non-stop operations in the region.  Security forces 
discovered at least 17 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. (U) Security forces reportedly detected at least 11 PKK explosive 
devices in SE Turkey during the reporting period, detonating several 
of them in controlled fashion before they could explode. 
 
¶6. (U) Activity as reported by TGS website: 
 
CLASHES (NUMBER) 
 
May 2007, 40 
 
June 2007, 40 
 
July 2007, 15 
 
August 2007, 12 
 
September 2007, 35 
 
October 1-7, 9 
 
October 8-15, 1 
 
October 16-23, 1 
 
October 24-31, 13 
 
October 2007 (entire month), 24 
 
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 2007   12 KIA, 32 WIA 
 
October 1-7, 2007  15 KIA, 10 WIA 
 
October 8-15, 2007   2 KIA, 3 WIA 
 
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October 16-23, 2007  13 KIA, 17 WIA 
 
October 24-31, 2007  4 KIA, 1 WIA 
 
October 2007 (entire month) 34 KIA, 21 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 2007   40 KIA, 15 captured, 9 surrendered 
 
October 1-7, 2007  4 KIA, 4 captured, 0 surrendered 
 
October 8-15, 2007  1 KIA, 3 captured, 4 surrendered 
 
October 16-23, 2007  35 KIA, 4 captured, 0 surrendered 
 
October 24-31, 2007  45 KIA, 7 captured, 0 surrendered 
 
October 2007 (entire month) 85 KIA, 18 captured, 4 surrendered 
 
 
CACHES RECOVERED (NUMBER) 
 
May 2007, 113 
 
June 2007, 50 
 
July 2007, 28 
 
August 2007, 40 
 
September 2007, 119 
 
October 1-7, 2007, 24 
 
October 8-15, 2007, 9 
 
October 16-23, 2007, 1 
 
October 24-31, 2007, 17 
 
October 2007 (entire month), 51 
 
¶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   12 KIA, 32 WIA 
 
October 1-7, 2007 15 KIA, 10 WIA 
 
October 8-15, 2007 2 KIA, 3 WIA 
 
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October 16-23, 2007 13 KIA, 17 WIA 
 
October 24-31, 2007 4 KIA, 1 WIA 
 
October 2007 (entire month) 34 KIA, 21 WIA 
 
TOTAL   132 KIA, 223 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   40 KIA, 15 captured, 9 surrendered 
 
OCTOBER 1-7  4 KIA, 4 Captured, 0 surrendered 
 
OCTOBER 8-15  1 KIA, 3 captured, 4 surrendered 
 
OCTOBER 16-23  35 KIA, 4 captured, 0 surrendered 
 
OCTOBER 24-31  45 KIA, 7 captured 0 surrendered 
 
OCTOBER 2007 (entire month) 
    85 KIA, 18 captured, 4 surrendered 
 
TOTAL   260 KIA, 156 Captured, 71 surrendered 
 
* Includes PKK suicide bomber from May 22 attack in Ankara 
 
CIVILIANS (KIA or WIA) 
 
JANUARY    0 KIA, 0 WIA 
 
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    7 KIA, 1 WIA 
 
OCTOBER 1-7   0 KIA, 0 WIA 
 
OCTOBER 8-15   0 KIA, 0 WIA 
 
OCTOBER 16-23   0 KIA, 18 WIA 
 
OCTOBER 24-31   0 KIA, 1 WIA 
 
OCTOBER 2007 (entire month) 0 KIA, 19 WIA 
 
TOTAL    26 KIA, 133 WIA 
 
 
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* Includes 9 KIA and 100 WIA from May 22 Ankara bombing. 
 
WILSON