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RR RUEHBC RUEHDA RUEHDE RUEHIHL RUEHKUK
DE RUEHAK #2255/01 2471249
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 041249Z SEP 07
FM AMEMBASSY ANKARA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 3615
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
RHMFIUU/HQ USEUCOM VAIHINGEN GE
RHMFISS/HQ USCENTCOM MACDILL AFB FL
RHMFIUU/425ABS IZMIR TU//CC//
RHMFIUU/39ABG INCIRLIK AB TU
RUEPGAB/MNF-I C2X BAGHDAD IZ
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03 ANKARA 002255
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
SUBJECT: Update on PKK Violence (August 24-31, 2007)
REF: ANKARA 2001 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 August 24-31, 2007 reporting period, three GOT
security officials were killed during clashes with PKK terrorists
and six were injured, including three in mine explosions.
3. (U) In the same period, 20 PKK terrorists were reported killed in
clashes, while seven PKKers were captured and another 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 ten 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) Activity as reported by TGS website:
CLASHES NUMBER
May 2007 40
June 2007 40
July 2007 15
August 1-7, 2007 5
August 8-15, 2007 1
August 16-23, 2007 1
August 24-31, 2007 5
August 2007 (full month) 12
CASUALTIES
Security Forces
May 2007 15 KIA, 52 WIA
June 2007 23 KIA, 51 WIA
July 2007 10 KIA, 14 WIA
August 1-7, 2007 7 KIA, 8 WIA
August 8-15, 2007 0 KIA, 16 WIA
August 16-23, 2007 2 KIA, 0 WIA
August 24-31, 2007 3 KIA , 6 WIA
August 2007 (full month) 12 KIA , 30 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 1-7, 2007 14 KIA, 3 captured, 0 surrendered
August 8-15, 2007 1 KIA, 10 captured, 1 surrendered
August 16-23, 2007 3 KIA, 4 captured, 3 surrendered
August 24-31, 2007 20 KIA, 7 Captured, 3 surrendered
August 2007 (full month) 38 KIA, 24 Captured, 7 surrendered
CACHES RECOVERED
May 2007 113
June 2007 50
July 2007 28
August 1-7, 2007 7
August 8-15, 2007 10
August 16-23, 2007 13
August 24-31, 2007 10
August 2007 (full month) 40
6. (U) Following are the casualty figures for the 2007.
TURKISH SECURITY FORCES
KIA WIA
JANUARY 1 2
FEBRUARY 1 0
MARCH 5 4
APRIL 18 16
MAY 15 42
JUNE 24 51
JULY 10 14
AUGUST 1-7, 2007 7 8
AUGUST 8-15, 2007 0 16
AUGUST 16-23, 2007 2 0
AUGUST 24-31, 2007 3 6
AUGUST (full month) 12 30
TOTAL 86 169
PKK
KIA Captured Surrendered
JANUARY 0 5 3
FEBRUARY 0 14 0
MARCH 16 15 7
APRIL 16 8 4
MAY 20* 31 3
JUNE 34 16 17
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JULY 11 10 13
AUGUST 1-7, 2007 14 3 0
AUGUST 8-15, 2007 1 10 1
AUGUST 16-23, 2007 3 4 3
AUGUST 24-31, 2007 20 7 3
AUGUST (full month) 38 24 7
TOTAL 135 123 54
* Includes PKK suicide bomber from May 22 attack in Ankara
CIVILIANS
KIA WIA
JANUARY 0 0
FEBRUARY 1 0
MARCH 0 0
APRIL 1 0
MAY 14* 108*
JUNE 1 1
JULY 1 3
AUGUST 1-7, 2007 1 (by the PKK) 0
AUGUST 8-15, 2007 0 1
AUGUST 16-23, 2007 0 0
AUGUST 24-31, 2007 0 0
AUGUST (full month) 1 1
TOTAL 19 115
* Includes 9 KIA and 100 WIA from May 22 Ankara bombing.
WILSON