Siege of Silvan (2015)
In November 2015, Turkish security sorces launched the siege of Silvan - an operation and a curfew in the city of Silvan directed against the PKK-affiliated group YDG-H. The curfew began on 3 November 2015 and lifted on 14 November.
| Siege of Silvan | |||||
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| Part of Kurdish–Turkish conflict (2015–present) | |||||
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| Belligerents | |||||
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Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) | |||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||
| 1 gendarmerie and 2 policemen killed | 10 killed | ||||
| 2 civilians killed | |||||
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