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Operation Hawk

Operation Hawk

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Operation Hawk (Turkish: Atmaca Harekâtı) was a military operation conducted by the Turkish Armed Forces against Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) positions in Diyarbakır and Bingöl in April 1996.

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The operation started on the night of 5 April 1996 in mountainous areas between Lice, Hani, Kulp and Genç. As a result, 241 PKK terrorists and 40 Turkish troops died and 6 PKK terrorists were captured alive. Troops from 7th Corps in Diyarbakır and 8th Corps in Elazığ, Turkish Air Force and units from Gendarmerie General Command and Police Special Operation Department were involved in the operation.[1][2][3][4][5]

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    "Cumhuriyet-12.4.1996 Günü 6. Sayfa". www.cumhuriyetarsivi.com. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
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    "Bağlar saldırısı ve Lice kırsalı". Milliyet (in Turkish). 6 April 2016. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
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    "MİLLİYET GAZETE ARŞİVİ". gazetearsivi.milliyet.com.tr. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
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    Dış basında Türk Silahlı Kuvvetlerinin PKK'ya karşı ilkbahar harekatı (Atmaca Harekatı): 8 Nisan-24 Nisan 1996 (in Turkish). T.C. Başbakanlık Basın-Yayın ve Enformasyon Genel Müdürlüğü. 1996.
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    "Osman Aydoğan". www.sehriyar.info. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
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