June–August 2012 Hakkari clashes
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The June 2012 Hakkari clashes were a series of clashes between the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and the Turkish Army near Şemdinli in Hakkâri Province in southeastern Turkey and northern Iraq (Northern and Southern Kurdistan).[4] The clashes began on June 19, with a coordinated PKK attack on a Turkish Army post in Yuksekova town near the Iraq-Turkey border.[4] On July 20–21, the PKK made an attempt to capture territory in Şemdinli, resulting in a Turkish counter-offensive[5] which, according to Turkish security forces, resulted in eight Turkish security forces and 130 Kurdish militants killed.[5] The Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK) recorded over 400 incidents of shelling, air bombardment and other armed clashes during August 2012.[6] The events were described as the "heaviest fighting in Turkey in years".[5]
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June–August 2012 Hakkari attacks | |||||||
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Part of Kurdish–Turkish conflict | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Turkey | Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Necdet Özel |
Bahoz Erdal[1] | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
5,000 60 tanks 70 armored vehicles[1] |
200-250 (Dağlıca attack)[1] 600+ (Şemdinli events)[2] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
(Dağlıca attack) 8 killed, 10 wounded[3] |
(Dağlıca attack) 26- 32 killed (Şemdinli events) 100+ killed (Çukurca attack) 14+ killed |