Operation Steel

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Turkey-PKK conflict

Date	20 March - 4 May 1995
Location	North of Iraq
Result	Turkish victory

Belligerents

Turkey

Kurdistan Workers Party

Casualties and losses

64 (inj. 185)

555 (cap. 13)

v • d • e Turkish operations in Northern Iraq

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

Operation Steel (Turkish: Çelik Harekâtı) is a cross-border operation by the Turkish Armed Forces into North of Iraq between 20 March and 4 May 1995 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

More than 35,000 troops took part in the operation.^[3] Turkey announced fatalities at a total of 64 personnel made out of 4 commissioned officers, 5 noncommissioned officers and 55 soldiers. Turkey announced the injured at a total of 185 personnel made out of 13 commissioned officers 8 noncommissioned officers and 164 soldiers. Turkey announced the total number of militants neutralized at a total of 568 with 555 being killed and 13 being captured live or injured.^[4]