Information Desk - The Turkish Invasion of South Kurdistan
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Press Release #20

April 9, 1995

We received the following statement from the Press Office of the
People's Liberation Army of Kurdistan (ARGK). It sums up the
latest casualty rates for the parties involved. Below are a few
excerpts from the statement:

     Data collected from the Kurdish platoon leaders in the field
of war indicates that since the beginning of the Turkish invasion
of Southern Kurdistan coupled with the ongoing war in Northern
Kurdistan, 84 times we have come in contact with the enemy
forces. Of these encounters, 45 have been ambushes, 19 times we
have attacked the enemy forces, 11 times we have managed to
infiltrate into their ranks and 9 times we have subjected them to
the thunder of our gunfire and often hitting them on target. In
addition, the enemy has stepped on our mines 28 times.
     As a result of our ambushes, 460 Turkish soldiers have died.
Our attacks have decapacitated 265 enemy soldiers. Through
infiltration tactics, we have killed 14 of the enemy forces. The
exploded mines have added 93 more soldiers to the casualty rates.
6 soldiers in the gunfire assaults. 5 soldiers have died by
committing suicide. 24 Kurdish mercenaries have also been killed.
18 Kurdish collaborators have had the same fate. There has also
been the death of 11 Turkish officers of various ranks. The enemy
forces have also had 102 of their troops injured.
     Our losses are 113 Kurdish fighters killed and 26 injured.
     Of the decommissioned enemy vehicles, we know of 45 armoured
vehicles hitting mines or being ambushed. 9 tanks and 3 panzers
have had the same fate. We have also hit 3 helicopters and
seriously damaged 21 armoured vehicles. The enemy logistics have
been our open target and they too have had their share of
assaults. In addition, in several places we have confiscated the
enemy arsenal.