40,000 5,000-6,000 | Location Turkey | |
81 security forces killed
(Turkish claim) 581 rebels killed
(Turkish claim) Period November 1994 – March 1995 Result Indecisive, Turkish forces move operations into Iraqi Kurdistan Similar Kurdish–Turkish conflict, Battle of Şırnak, Operation Murat, Operation Hammer, May 24 - 1993 PKK ambush | ||
In November 1994, the Turkish military launched a Winter Campaign in South-Eastern Turkey to cut rebels from the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), who were active in the region, off from their winter supplies. The Campaign continued until March 20, 1995, when the Turkish government launched an offensive into Iraqi Kurdistan to dislodge the PKK from its bases before the spring. According to Turkish sources, 110 Kurdish rebels, 16 members of Turkish security forces and 14 civilians were killed in November, 148 Kurdish rebels, six members of Turkish security forces and three civilians were killed in December, 107 Kurdish rebels and 14 civilians were killed in January, 128 Kurdish rebels, 34 members of Turkish security forces and seven civilians were killed in February and 88 Kurdish rebels and 25 Kurdish rebels were killed in March prior to Operation Steel.