Operation Northern Iraq

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Operation Northern Iraq
Turkish: Kuzey Irak Harekâtı

Date	5 October - 15 November 1992
Location	Turkey, North of Iraq
Result	Turkish victory

Belligerents

Turkey

Kurdistan Workers Party

Casualties and losses

28 (inj. 125)

1,551 (cap. 1,232)

v • d • e Turkish operations in Northern Iraq

Northern Iraq (1992) · Steel (1995) Hammer (1997) · Dawn (1997) · Sun (2008)

This article is about the 1992 event. For the 2008 event, see 2008 Turkish incursion into northern Iraq.

Operation Northern Iraq (Turkish: Kuzey Irak Harekâtı) was a cross-border operation by the Turkish Armed Forces into North of Iraq between 5 October and 15 November 1992 against the Kurdistan Workers Party which is listed as a terrorist organization internationally by a number of states and organizations, including the USA, NATO and the EU.^[1] More than 37,000 people have been killed in the Turkish-PKK conflict since 1984.^[2]

[edit] Casualties

Turkey announced fatalities at a total of 28 personnel made out of 1 commissioned officer, 3 noncommissioned officers, 22 soldiers and 2 village guards. Turkey announced the injured at a total of 125 personnel made out of 12 commissioned officers 16 noncommissioned officers, 93 soldiers, and 4 village guards. Turkey announced the total number of militants neutralized at a total of 2,783 with 1,551 being killed and 1,232 being captured live or injured.^[3]