Battle of Agios Dometios | |||||||||
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Part of Turkish invasion of Cyprus | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Turkey Turkish Cypriot fighters |
Greece Cyprus | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Brigadier General Sabri Demirbağ Colonel Eşref Bitlis Colonel Mustafa Katırcıoğlu |
Colonel Georgios Azinas | ||||||||
Units involved | |||||||||
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Strength | |||||||||
7,000+[1] | 1,850+[2][3] | ||||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||||
600+ killed[4] | 83+ killed or injured[5] |
The Battle of Agios Dometios (Greek: Μάχη του Αγίου Δομετίου), was an engagement between Hellenic, Cypriot, Turkish and Turkish Cypriot forces between 14 and 17 August 1974. It was part of the Attila-2 (Second phase of the invasion) operation as described by Turkey and the wider battle for Nicosia as described by Cyprus.[6][7]