Operation Steel
Operation Steel (Turkish: Çelik Harekâtı) was a cross-border operation by the Turkish Armed Forces into northern Iraq between 20 March and 4 May 1995 against the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). The purpose of offensive was to put a stop to the PKK from conducting cross-border raids onto military stations.
| Operation Steel Çelik Harekâtı | |||||||
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| Part of the Kurdish–Turkish conflict | |||||||
Mechanized Infantry before moving into northern Iraq | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Turkey | Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Hasan Kundakçı | Abdullah Öcalan | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 35,000+ | 2,400-2,800 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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64 killed 185 wounded |
555 killed 13 captured | ||||||
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