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Viewing cable 08ANKARA348, Update on PKK Violence (February 16-23, 2008)

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
08ANKARA348 2008-02-25 08:45 2011-08-24 16:30 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Ankara 
VZCZCXRO6146
RR RUEHBC RUEHDA RUEHDE RUEHIHL RUEHKUK
DE RUEHAK #0348 0560845
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 250845Z FEB 08
FM AMEMBASSY ANKARA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 5333
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
RHMFISS/EUCOM POLAD VAIHINGEN GE
RHMFISS/HQ USCENTCOM MACDILL AFB FL
RHMFISS/425ABG IZMIR TU//CC//
RHMFISS/39ABG INCIRLIK AB TU
RUEPGAB/MNF-I C2X BAGHDAD IZ
 
UNCLAS ANKARA 000348 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
SUBJECT: Update on PKK Violence (February 16-23, 2008) 
 
REF: ANKARA 302 and previous 
 
(U) Sensitive but unclassified - please protect accordingly. 
 
1. (SBU) This is another in a series of weekly 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. 
 
2. (U) During the February 16-23, 2008 reporting period, two 
security officials were killed in clashes after the Turkish land 
forces entered northern Iraq on February 21.  Another security force 
member was killed and one was injured in an IED explosion in Bingol 
Province on February 23.  The total number of security force 
casualties for the year through February 23, 2008 was three killed 
and 18 injured. 
 
3. (U) During the same period, 79 PKK terrorists were reported 
killed in the cross border operation (CBO).  One PKKer was captured 
and three PKKers surrendered inside Turkey.  According to official 
TGS website figures, through the third week of February, the number 
of PKK militants killed this year was 89, the number of those 
captured was 41, and the number of those who surrendered was 23. 
 
4. (U) There were no incidents involving civilian casualties during 
the reporting period.  Civilian casualties for the year through the 
end of the third week of February remain at seven killed, with 
another 49 wounded, in the January 3 Diyarbakir explosion. 
 
WILSON