October 1992 Turkish attack on Hakurk Camp
October 1992 Turkish attack on Hakurk Camp (Turkish: Ekim 1992 Hakurk Kampı saldırısı) was a cross-border operation by the Turkish Armed Forces into northern Iraq between 12 October and 1 November 1992, that was conducted during the October 1992 Turkish incursion into Northern Iraq, against the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) which is listed as a terrorist organization internationally by a number of states and organizations, including the United States, NATO and the EU. More than 70,000 people have been killed in the Kurdish–Turkish conflict since 1984.
| October 1992 Turkish attack on Hakurk Camp Turkish: Ekim 1992 Hakurk Kampı saldırısı | |||||||||
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| Part of the Kurdish–Turkish conflict (1978–present) | |||||||||
Commandos from the 1st Commando Company, 3rd Team, Task Force 2/A inserting near Hakurk via Sikorskys. | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Turkey | Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Osman Pamukoğlu |
Abdullah Öcalan Faruk Bozkur Murat Karayılan | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
Hakkâri 12th Land And Air Aviation Squadron Hakkâri Assault Helicopter Battalion | Hakurk Region Camp | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
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2,512 Commandos 36 Special Forces personnel 30 Helicopter pilots | 10,000+ PKK members | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| 14 killed |
1,551 killed 2,600+ captured 2,700 wounded | ||||||||
| No civillian losses. | |||||||||
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