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 Indecisive
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 [4] KDP: 8,000 [5] Total: 27,000	10,000-12,000[citation needed]
Casualties and losses
31 killed, 91 wounded (Turkish claim)700 killed (pkk claim)	865 killed, 37 captured (Turkish claim)67 killed in action (pkk claim)

Operation Dawn (Turkish language: 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.

Casualties

Turkey announced fatalities at a total of 31 personnel made out of 3 commissioned officers, 24 soldiers and 4 village guards. Turkey announced the injured at a total of 91 personnel made out of 5 commissioned officers 7 noncommissioned officers, 77 soldiers, and 2 village guards. Turkey announced the total number of militants neutralized at a total of 902 with 865 being killed and 37 being captured live or injured. Clashes between the PKK and KDP resulted in 'considerable losses' for the KDP.