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Operation Dawn
Part of the Kurdish–Turkish conflict
Date8–19 September 2012
LocationŞemdinli, Hakkari, Turkey
Result Turkish claim victory
Belligerents
Flag of Turkey Turkey Flag of Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK)
Strength

2,000 personnel

100 village guards
Casualties and losses
6 killed plus 2 village guards killed 140 killed and one captured (Turkish sources)


Operation Dawn (Turkish language: Şafak Operasyonu) also referred as Operation Silent Epic (Turkish language: Sessiz Destan Operasyonu) was an operation launched by Turkish Armed Forces against the PKK aimed at cleasing PKK separatists from Şemdinli.

Operation details[]

The operation was launched by Turkish Army backed by Turkish Air Force. It lasted 11 days and claimed to cleanse 60% of PKK separatists from Şemdinli. Remaining PKK officers have been summoned to Qandil Mountains. On 29 September government declared Şemdinli is fully controlled by Turkish forces and operations are about to move other zones. With a last effort PKK fighters tried to plant mines on roads at same day - however they failed. Mines exploded in their hands and their ripped bodies were collected by Turkish forces from the road.During this operation a women terrorist leader called Ader who prepered an attack on an outpost and resulted with dead of 9 soldier killed by Turkish forces.[1]

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