Operation Dawn ( tr, Şafak Operasyonu) also referred as Operation Silent Epic ( tr, Sessiz Destan Operasyonu) was an operation launched by the

Turkish Armed Forces The Turkish Armed Forces (TAF; tr, Türk Silahlı Kuvvetleri, TSK) are the military forces of the Republic of Turkey. Turkish Armed Forces consist of the General Staff, the Land Forces, the Naval Forces and the Air Forces. The current Chi ...

against the PKK, who had taken control of Şemdinli.

Operation details

The operation was launched by the Turkish Army and backed by the Turkish Air Force and it lasted for 11 days. Remaining PKK officers have been summoned to the Qandil Mountains. On 29 September the government declared Şemdinli is fully controlled by Turkish forces and operations are about to move to other zones. During this operation a female PKK leader called Ader prepared an attack on an outpost that resulted in 9 soldiers killed.''Diyarbakır Söz'' Background of Operation Dawn
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References

History of the Kurdistan Workers' Party

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