PKK terrorism costs Turkey over 50 lives in the past 40 days
by Daily Sabah
ISTANBULAug 15, 2015 - 12:00 am GMT+3
by Daily Sabah
Aug 15, 2015 12:00 am
Terrorist activities carried out by the PKK in the past 40 days, following the terrorist group's announcement of the end of reconciliation process in Turkey have resulted in the death of over 50 people, while Turkey continues to pursue a strong nation-wide crackdown on terrorism, targeting three terrorist organizations in the country.
The PKK, which is recognized as a terrorist organization by Turkey, and its allies including the U.S. and the E.U., has killed 41 security officials, while 13 others were killed and 154 were injured in numerous terrorist attacks carried out throughout the country, especially in the Eastern and Southeastern regions.
Meanwhile, Turkish security forces have killed 43 terrorists and have captured 9 PKK terrorists who were injured in the clashes.
Targeting the peaceful atmosphere ensured by the reconciliation process in Turkey, between July 7 and August 15, PKK terrorists set a total of 129 vehicles on fire, including trucks and public transportation buses.
In response to the violent terrorist attacks, the Turkish military has carried out air strikes on PKK's hideouts and killed 390 terrorists, while 400 terrorists have reportedly been injured.
According to reports, 896 suspects from PKK and its youth-wing YDG-H, have been detained since July 24 in extensive operations carried out by Turkish police throughout the country.413 of these suspects have reportedly been arrested.
Around 1,700 people have been detained in a wave of counter-terrorism raids against PKK, ISIS and DHKP-C, amid a spike in attacks targeting police and the army after a July 20 deadly suicide bombing in the southeastern Suruç district, which killed 32 civilians.
Formed in 1978, PKK had been fighting the Turkish government for an independent state until the early 2000's. The group then shifted its goal to autonomy in predominately Kurdish inhabited regions of Turkey.
The PKK announced on July 11 that the cease-fire which was declared via a message from the PKK's imprisoned leader Abdullah Öcalan in 2013 has ended.
The Turkish Air Force has been carrying airstrikes against the PKK in northern Iraq and the ISIS terrorists in northern Syria.
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