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Viewing cable 09ANKARA1573, UPDATE ON PKK VIOLENCE (OCTOBER 16-23, 2009)

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
09ANKARA1573 2009-11-02 09:33 2011-08-24 01:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Ankara
VZCZCXRO5999
RR RUEHBC RUEHDA RUEHDE RUEHDH RUEHIHL RUEHKUK
DE RUEHAK #1573 3060933
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 020933Z NOV 09
FM AMEMBASSY ANKARA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 1115
INFO RUCNRAQ/IRAQ COLLECTIVE
RHEFDIA/DIA WASHDC
RUEAIIA/CIA WASHDC
RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHDC//USDP:PDUSDP/ISA:EUR/ISA:NESA//
RHEHAAA/NSC WASHDC
RUEUITH/ODC ANKARA TU
RUEKJCS/JOINT STAFF WASHDC//J-3/J-5//
RUZEJAA/JAC MOLESWORTH RAF MOLESWORTH UK
RHMFISS/EUCOM POLAD VAIHINGEN GE
RHMFISS/HQ USCENTCOM MACDILL AFB FL
RHMFIUU/425ABG IZMIR TU//CC//
RHMFIUU/39ABG INCIRLIK AB TU
RUEPGAB/MNF-I C2X BAGHDAD IZ
UNCLAS ANKARA 001573 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
SUBJECT: UPDATE ON PKK VIOLENCE (OCTOBER 16-23, 2009) 
 
REF: ANKARA 1539 
 
1. (SBU) This is another in a series of weekly reports on PKK 
violence in Turkey.  Our primary source is the Turkish General Staff 
(TGS) website, which documents contacts and clashes with the PKK, as 
well as casualties incurred. 
 
2. (U) During the October 16-23 period, no security official was 
killed or injured.  The total number of security force casualties 
for the year through October 23, was 53 killed and 90 injured. 
 
3. (U) During the same period, no PKKer was killed or captured. 
According to official TGS website figures, through the third week of 
October the number of PKK militants killed this year was 43, the 
number of those captured was 60, and the number of those who 
surrendered was 107. 
 
4. (U) During the reporting period one civilian was injured due to a 
PKK IED in Hakkari province on October 17.  The total number of 
civilian casualties for the year through the end of the third week 
of October, was 15 killed and 25 wounded. 
JEFFREY