September 2012 Beytüşşebap attack

September 2012 Beytüşşebap attack
Part of Turkey-PKK conflict

Location of Şırnak. Beytüşşebap is district of Şırnak.
Date2 September 2012 - ongoing
LocationBeytüşşebap in Şırnak Province, Turkey
Result Turkish Victory, Attack repulsed.[1][2]
Belligerents
Turkey PKK
Strength
5000 More Than 200
Casualties and losses
12 killed 7 wounded (2 killed in following operations) 46 killed(26 killed in following operations)

The September 2012 Beytüşşebap attack occurred on the night of September 2, 2012.[1] According to Governor of Şırnak Province, the attack began 22.00, and he said that as a result of the attack nine Turkish soldiers died and eight soldiers were injured.[1] One of the injured soldiers died later in Şırnak Hospital.[3] In the following days clashes were reported to keep on.

References

Wikinews has related news: PKK attacked in Beytüşşebap (Turkish)
  1. 1 2 3 "Beytüşşebap'ta saldırı: 10 şehit". NTVMSNBC (in Turkish). İstanbul. 3 September 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
  2. "Turkey troops killed in Kurdish rebel clashes in Sirnak". BBC. London. 3 September 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
  3. "Beytüşşebap'ta çatışma: 10 şehit" (in Turkish). İstanbul: Hürriyet. 3 September 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
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