Operation Dawn (1997)

Operation Dawn
Part of the Kurdish–Turkish conflict and Iraqi Kurdish Civil War
Date25 September – 15 October 1997
Location
Iraqi Kurdistan
Result Turkish and KDP victory[2]
Belligerents
 Turkey
Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP)		 Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK)
Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK)[1]
Commanders and leaders
Turkey İsmail Hakkı Karadayı Ali Haydar Kaytan[3]
Strength

 Turkey: 15,000 [1]
KDP: 8,000 [2]

Total: 23,000		 2,000–3,000
Casualties and losses
31 killed
91 wounded		 865 killed
37 captured[4]

Operation Dawn (Turkish: Şafak Harekâtı) was a cross-border operation by the Turkish Armed Forces (in conjunction with the forces of the Kurdistan Democratic Party) into northern Iraq between 25 September and 15 October 1997 against the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), following Operation Hammer earlier the same year.

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  2. ^ Deterring Terrorism: Theory and Practice. Stanford University Press. 19 September 2012. ISBN 9780804783477.
  3. ^ Gunter, M.M. (1997). The Kurds and the Future of Turkey. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 35. ISBN 9780312172657. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
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