Operation Hawk Explained

Conflict:Operation Hawk
Strength1:10,000
Combatant1: Turkey
Casualties2:241
Casualties1:40
Strength2:Unknown
Commander2:Unknown
Commander1: Hilmi Özkök
Result:Turkish victory
Date:April 1996
Place:Diyarbakır Province and Bingöl Province
Partof:the Kurdistan Workers' Party insurgency
Combatant2: PKK

Operation Hawk (Turkish: Atmaca Harekâtı) was a military operation conducted by the Turkish Armed Forces against Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) positions in Diyarbakır and Bingöl in April 1996.

The operation started on the night of 5 April 1996 in mountainous areas between Lice, Hani, Kulp and Genç. As a result, 241 PKK members and 40 Turkish troops died; and 6 PKK members were captured alive. Troops from 7th Corps in Diyarbakır and 8th Corps in Elazığ, Turkish Air Force and units from Gendarmerie General Command and Police Special Operation Department were involved in the operation.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

References

  1. Web site: Cumhuriyet-12.4.1996 Günü 6. Sayfa. 2020-10-10. www.cumhuriyetarsivi.com.
  2. Web site: Bağlar saldırısı ve Lice kırsalı. 2020-10-10. Milliyet. 6 April 2016 . tr.
  3. Web site: MİLLİYET GAZETE ARŞİVİ. 2020-10-10. gazetearsivi.milliyet.com.tr.
  4. Book: Dış basında Türk Silahlı Kuvvetlerinin PKK'ya karşı ilkbahar harekatı (Atmaca Harekatı): 8 Nisan-24 Nisan 1996. 1996. T.C. Başbakanlık Basın-Yayın ve Enformasyon Genel Müdürlüğü. tr.
  5. Web site: Osman Aydoğan. 2020-10-10. www.sehriyar.info.