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Viewing cable 09ANKARA938, Update on PKK Violence (June 16-23, 2009)

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
09ANKARA938 2009-07-02 06:18 2011-08-24 16:30 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Ankara 
VZCZCXRO4550
RR RUEHBC RUEHDA RUEHDE RUEHDH RUEHIHL RUEHKUK
DE RUEHAK #0938 1830618
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 020618Z JUL 09
FM AMEMBASSY ANKARA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 0077
INFO RUCNRAQ/IRAQ COLLECTIVE
RHEFDIA/DIA WASHDC
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//
RUZEJAA/JAC MOLESWORTH RAF MOLESWORTH UK
RHMFISS/EUCOM POLAD VAIHINGEN GE
RHMFISS/HQ USCENTCOM MACDILL AFB FL
RHMFIUU/425ABG IZMIR TU//CC//
RHMFIUU/39ABG INCIRLIK AB TU
RUEPGAB/MNF-I C2X BAGHDAD IZ
 
UNCLAS ANKARA 000938 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
SUBJECT: Update on PKK Violence (June 16-23, 2009) 
 
REF: ANKARA 896 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 June 16-23, 2009, two security officials were 
killed in clashes with the PKK in the Hakkari and Hakkari provinces 
on June 19 and 22.  Seven security officials were injured, including 
four in clashes with the PKK in the Hakkari and Agri provinces on 
June 17, 19 and 23, and three in IED explosions in the Hakkari and 
Mardin provinces on June 19, 22 and 23.  The total number of 
security force casualties for the year through June 23, was 33 
killed and 48 injured. 
 
3. (U) During the same period, one PKKer was killed in clashes in 
the Sirnak province on June 17.  Three PKKers were captured in 
Mardin, Kahramanmaras and Sirnak provinces on June 17, 18 and 23. 
One PKKer surrendered in the Van province on June 23.  According to 
official TGS website figures, through the third week of June, the 
number of PKK militants killed this year was 27, the number of those 
captured was 28, and the number of those who surrendered was 58. 
 
4. (U) During the reporting period no civilian died but one was 
injured due to a PKK IED in the Bingol province on June 16.  Two 
civilians were kidnapped in the Tunceli province on June 17.  The 
total number of civilian casualties for the year through the end of 
the third week of June, was five killed and 11 wounded. 
JEFFREY