Timeline of the Turkey–Kurdistan Workers Party conflict

The following is a detailed timeline of the Turkey–Kurdistan Workers Party conflict.

2008

*February 21, 2008-February 29, 2008: Turkey's military conducted a military offensive code-named operation Sun in northern Iraq. 24 soldiers and three village guards were killed along with 237 PKK militants during the ground fighting and an additional 300 militants were killed in air-strikes in the previous months. [http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/29/iraq.main/index.html]

*February 23, 2008: Fighting in Hakkari province. One soldier was killed.Fact|date=October 2008

*March 27, 2008-March 31, 2008: A security operation was conducted in Sirnak province. Three soldiers were killed and 10 wounded. [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,343916,00.html]

*March 28, 2008: Turkish air strikes in northern Iraq. 15 PKK militants were killed. [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,343916,00.html]

*April 1, 2008-April 2, 2008: Fighting in Sirnak province. Three soldiers and 16 PKK militants were killed and five soldiers were wounded. [http://www.thenewanatolian.com/tna-31888.html]

*April 9, 2008: A security operation was conducted in Tunceli province. 11 PKK militants were killed. [http://www.topnews.in/eleven-kurdish-separatists-killed-eastern-turkey-233876]

*April 15, 2008: Turkish air strikes in northern Iraq and fighting in Sirnak province. 21 PKK militants were killed. [http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=4662420]

*April 16, 2008: Fighting in Sirnak province. One soldier was killed and 13 were wounded. [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/04/17/international/i005322D65.DTL] [http://www.topnews.in/one-turkish-soldier-dead-13-wounded-clash-kurdish-rebels-236518]

*April 21, 2008-April 22, 2008: Two roadside bomb attacks on the border with Iraq. Five soldiers were killed and two wounded. [http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/04/22/europe/EU-GEN-Turkey-Kurds.php]

*April 25, 2008: Fighting in Sirnak province. Two soldiers were killed. [http://www.reuters.com/article/middleeastCrisis/idUSL25927577]

*April 26, 2008: Fighting in Sirnak province. One soldier was killed. [http://www.topnews.in/turkish-soldier-killed-renewed-fighting-pkk-238244]

*May 1, 2008: The Turkish air force conducted a raid on a PKK base in the Qandil Mountains in northern Iraq killing 150 militants. [http://en.rian.ru/world/20080503/106443217.html]

*May 9, 2008: PKK militants attacked a military outpost on the border with Iraq. Six soldiers and 19 PKK militants were killed. In addition a series of landmine blasts in three provinces bordering Iraq killed three civilians. [http://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2008/05/10/49630.html] [http://www.topnews.in/six-turkish-soldiers-killed-attack-pkk-240905] [http://cnnwire.blogs.cnn.com/2008/05/10/turkish-military-19-kurdish-rebels-killed/]

*May 10, 2008-May 14, 2008: A security operation was conducted in Hakkari province. 30 PKK militants were killed. [http://en.rian.ru/world/20080514/107351782.html]

*May 17, 2008: A security operation was conducted on the border with Iraq. Six PKK militants and one civilian were killed. [http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/206095,six-kurdish-rebels-killed-three-wounded-in-south-east-turkey.html]

*May 22, 2008: A security operation was conducted in Sirnak province. Two soldiers were killed and one wounded. [http://www.gulfnews.com/world/Turkey/10215197.html]

*May 25, 2008-May 26, 2008: Fighting in Sirnak province. One village guard and three PKK militants were killed. [http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/31548]

*July 27, 2008: Two bombs exploded in Istanbul killing 17 people.cite news|url=http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jl5Of8Rk7UJyxwWurbEN3r71UUFA|title=Istanbul bomb attacks kill 17|publisher=AFP|date=2008-07-07|accessdate=2008-07-28]

*July 30, 2008: A landmine blast in Osmaniye province. Three soldiers were wounded. [http://en.ce.cn/World/Middleeast/200807/31/t20080731_16352491.shtml]

*August 11, 2008: A roadside bomb attack in Erzincan province. Nine soldiers were killed and two were wounded. [http://www.topix.net/content/reuters/2008/08/nine-turkish-soldiers-killed-in-rebel-attack]

*August 17, 2008: A security operation was conducted in Sirnak province. Three PKK militants were killed. [http://en.ce.cn/World/Asia-Pacific/200808/18/t20080818_16528150.shtml]

*August 18, 2008: A landmine blast in Hakkari province. One soldier was killed. [http://en.ce.cn/World/Asia-Pacific/200808/18/t20080818_16528150.shtml]

*August 26, 2008: Fightin in Bitlis province. Three village guards and nine PKK militants were killed. [http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-08-26-Turkey-Kurds_N.htm]

*August 31, 2008: A rebel ambush in Bingol province. Four soldiers and two PKK militants were killed and three soldiers were wounded. [http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/08/31/europe/EU-Turkey-Kurds.php]

*September 7, 2008: A security operation was conducted in Hakkari province. Three soldiers and three village guards were killed. [http://www.serwext.com/nuce.php?aid=3392]

*September 22, 2008: Roadside bomb attack in Hakkari province. One soldier was killed and one wounded. [http://en.ce.cn/World/Middleeast/200809/23/t20080923_16890095.shtml]

*October 1, 2008: One soldier was killed, with another one wounded, in an attack staged by PKK militants in southeastern Turkey. [http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-10/01/content_10138798.htm]

*October 4, 2008: PKK militants attacked a military outpost in the Semdinli region bordering Iraq and Iran firing heavy weapons from northern Iraq. 17 Turkish soldiers and 25 PKK militants were killed and 20 soldiers were wounded.http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081007/ap_on_re_mi_ea/eu_turkey_kurds_19]

2007

*October 1, 2007-October 21, 2007: A series of clashes happened in the province of Hakkari. 25 soldiers and 33 PKK militants were killed, also eight soldiers were captured and 19 wounded.cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7033075.stm|title=Turkish soldiers killed by rebels|accessdate=2007-10-22|publisher=BBC] cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/10/21/turkey.kurds/index.html|title=U.S. urges restraint after Turkish soldiers killed in clashes with PKK|publisher=CNN|accessdate=2007-10-22]

Casualties

References