Battle of Şırnak

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August 1992 Şırnak Clashes were a series of clashes that broke out in the city of Şırnak between Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and Turkish security forces from 18 to 21 August 1992, after PKK members had built barricades and attacked the District Gendarmerie Command's building with rockets and mortars. During this battle over 20,000 of Şırnak's 25,000 inhabitants fled the town due to the violence. A total of 107 people were killed, including 85 rebels and 22 civilians.

1992  Wikidata
battle

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Location: 37.5164, 42.4611, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1992-08-21T00:00:00Z
1992-08-21T00:00:00Z
1992 Battle of Şırnak
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    eventarmed conflict1994Kuşkonar and Koçağılı massacremassacre, airstrikeWikidata