Operation Dawn (1997)

Operation Dawn
Part of the Kurdish–Turkish conflict and Iraqi Kurdish Civil War
Date 25 September – 15 October 1997 Location Iraqi Kurdistan Result Turkish victory (Turkish claim)
Belligerents
Turkey Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP)	Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK)
Commanders and leaders
	Ali Haydar Kaytan
Strength
Turkey: 15,000 [1] KDP: 8,000 [2] Total: 27,000	10,000-12,000
Casualties and losses
31 killed, 91 wounded	865 killed, 37 captured (According to Turkey)

 Turkey

Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK)

 Turkey: 15,000 [1]
KDP: 8,000 [2]

Operation Dawn (Turkish: Şafak Harekâtı) was a cross-border operation by the Turkish Armed Forces into northern Iraq between 25 September and 15 October 1997 against the Kurdistan Workers' Party.

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