August 1992 Şırnak Clashes
Turkey
253 captured
40 killed
134 killed (Turkish claim)August 1992 Şırnak Clashes were a series of clashes that broke out in the city of Şırnak between Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and Turkish security forces from 18 to 21 August 1992, after PKK members had built barricades and attacked the District Gendarmerie Command's building with rockets and mortars. During this battle over 20,000 of Şırnak's 25,000 inhabitants fled the town due to the violence. A total of 107 people were killed, including 85 rebels and 22 civilians.
The clashes started when a large force of PKK rebels attacked government buildings in Şırnak on the night of 18 August, and security forces responded by shelling and firing on rebel positions. Following the battle, a curfew was imposed in the town.
Similar operations were later launched in the towns of Kulp in Diyarbakır Province on 3 October 1992, and Varto in Muş Province on 17 September 1996.
See also
References
- ^ Amnesty International UA 279/92, AI Index: EUR 44/85/92, 4 September 1992
- ^ Amnesty InternationalDOCUMENTO - UA 308/92 - TURKEY: ARBITRARY KILLINGS / FEAR OF TORTURE / FEAR OF ILL- TREATMENT: SCORES OF PEOPLE IN KULP, INCLUDING VAHIT NARIN
- ^ Kurds in Turkey (page8) Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine, June 1999
- ^ https://www.21yyte.org/assets/uploads/files/Ter%C3%B6rle%20M%C3%BCcadelede%20Verdi%C4%9Fimiz%20%C5%9Eehitler%20Tarihe%20G%C3%B6re%20S%C4%B1ral%C4%B1%281%29.pdf
- ^ Page 231
Sources
- Sertaç Doğan, Şırnak Yanıyor 1992, Do Yayınları, 2008, ISBN 978-9944-1-0841-6
