Operation Dawn (1997)

Operation Dawn
	Part of the Kurdish–Turkish conflict and Iraqi Kurdish Civil War
Date	25 September - 15 October 1997
Location	Iraqi Kurdistan
Result	Indecisive
Belligerents
Turkey; Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP)	File:Kd pkk.gif Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK); Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK)
Commanders and leaders
	File:Kd pkk.gif Ali Haydar Kaytan
Strength
Turkey: 15,000 [4]; KDP: 8,000 [5]; Total: 27,000	10,000-12,000[citation needed]
Casualties and losses
31 killed, 91 wounded; (Turkish claim)700 killed (pkk claim)	865 killed, 37 captured; (Turkish claim)67 killed in action (pkk claim)

Operation Dawn (Turkish language: Şafak Harekâtı) was a cross-border operation by the Turkish Armed Forces into northern Iraq between 25 September and 15 October 1997 against the Kurdistan Workers' Party.

Casualties[]

Turkey announced fatalities at a total of 31 personnel made out of 3 commissioned officers, 24 soldiers and 4 village guards. Turkey announced the injured at a total of 91 personnel made out of 5 commissioned officers 7 noncommissioned officers, 77 soldiers, and 2 village guards. Turkey announced the total number of militants neutralized at a total of 902 with 865 being killed and 37 being captured live or injured.^[3] Clashes between the PKK and KDP resulted in 'considerable losses' for the KDP.^[4]

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↑ "Şafak harekatı (25 Eylül - 15 Ekim 1997)". Hürriyet. http://fotoanaliz.hurriyet.com.tr/GaleriDetay.aspx?cid=6755&p=4&rid=4369. Retrieved 2007-10-11.
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