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[3] from 18 to 21 August 1992,[1] after PKK members had built barricades and attacked the District Gendarmerie Command's building with rockets and mortars.[5] 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.[3]
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.[1]
Similar operations were later launched in the towns of Kulp in Diyarbakır Province on 3 October 1992,[2] and Varto in Muş Province on 17 September 1996.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b c Amnesty International UA 279/92, AI Index: EUR 44/85/92, 4 September 1992
- ^ a b Amnesty InternationalDOCUMENTO - UA 308/92 - TURKEY: ARBITRARY KILLINGS / FEAR OF TORTURE / FEAR OF ILL- TREATMENT: SCORES OF PEOPLE IN KULP, INCLUDING VAHIT NARIN
- ^ a b c d e f Kurds in Turkey (page8) Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine, June 1999
- ^ "Terörle Mücadelede Verdiğimiz Şehitler (1984-2013)" (PDF). www.21yyte.org.
- ^ a b Bellaigue, Christopher De (December 28, 2010). Rebel Land: Among Turkey's Forgotten Peoples. Bloomsbury. ISBN 978-0-7475-9676-9 – via Google Books.
Sources
- Sertaç Doğan, Şırnak Yanıyor 1992, Do Yayınları, 2008, ISBN 978-9944-1-0841-6
