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| place = {{flagicon|Kurdistan}} [[Kurdistan Region]]
| place = {{flagicon|Kurdistan}} [[Kurdistan Region]]
| result = ''Ongoing''
| result = ''Ongoing''
*After Abdullah Öcalan's capture, he offered Turkish intelligence a deal that he will direct [[PKK]] against the Peshmerga for Turkey to to annex the Kurdish-ruled [[Erbil]].<ref>https://www.aydinlik.com.tr/haber/varan-6-abdullah-ocalan-barzaniyle-herkes-oynar-170881</ref>
*After Abdullah Öcalan's capture, he offered Turkish intelligence a deal that he will direct [[PKK]] against the Peshmerga for Turkey to to annex the Kurdish-ruled [[Erbil]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aydinlik.com.tr/haber/varan-6-abdullah-ocalan-barzaniyle-herkes-oynar-170881|title=Varan 6 / Abdullah Öcalan: Barzani’yle herkes oynar|date=December 2, 2014|website=https://www.aydinlik.com.tr/haber/varan-6-abdullah-ocalan-barzaniyle-herkes-oynar-170881}}</ref>
*The PKK loses most lands it held in [[Kurdistan Region]] to [[Peshmerga]] and [[Turkish Armed Forces]].<ref>https://www.msb.gov.tr/tr-TR/PenceSerisiOperasyonu</ref><ref>https://www.amerikaninsesi.com/a/tsk-dan-irak-ta-pkk-operasyonu/6621558.html</ref>
*The PKK loses most lands it held in [[Kurdistan Region]] to [[Peshmerga]] and [[Turkish Armed Forces]].<ref>https://www.msb.gov.tr/tr-TR/PenceSerisiOperasyonu</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.voaturkce.com/a/tsk-dan-irak-ta-pkk-operasyonu/6621558.html|title=TSK’dan Irak’ta PKK Operasyonu|website=Amerika'nin Sesi &#124; Voice of America - Turkish}}</ref>
| combatant1 = {{flagicon|Kurdistan}} [[Kurdistan Region]]
| combatant1 = {{flagicon|Kurdistan}} [[Kurdistan Region]]
*[[file:Flag_of_KDP.png|25px]] [[Kurdistan Democratic Party|KDP Peshmerga]]
*[[file:Flag_of_KDP.png|25px]] [[Kurdistan Democratic Party|KDP Peshmerga]]
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{{flagicon image|Flag of Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK).svg}} [[Abdullah Öcalan]]<br>{{flagicon image|Flag of Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK).svg}} [[Osman Öcalan]] <br> {{flagicon image|Flag of Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK).svg}} [[Şemdin Sakık]] <br> {{flagicon image|Flag of Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK).svg}} [[Ali Haydar Kaytan]] <br> [[file:Flag_of_PUK.png|25px]] [[Jalal Talabani]] (sometimes)
{{flagicon image|Flag of Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK).svg}} [[Abdullah Öcalan]]<br>{{flagicon image|Flag of Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK).svg}} [[Osman Öcalan]] <br> {{flagicon image|Flag of Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK).svg}} [[Şemdin Sakık]] <br> {{flagicon image|Flag of Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK).svg}} [[Ali Haydar Kaytan]] <br> [[file:Flag_of_PUK.png|25px]] [[Jalal Talabani]] (sometimes)
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| date = 1983–present<ref>https://www.dailysabah.com/politics/war-on-terror/pkk-terrorists-attack-peshmerga-forces-in-n-iraq/amp</ref>
| date = 1983–present<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailysabah.com/politics/war-on-terror/pkk-terrorists-attack-peshmerga-forces-in-n-iraq|title=PKK terrorists attack Peshmerga forces in N. Iraq|date=June 6, 2022|website=Daily Sabah}}</ref>
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The '''Kurdistan Region-PKK conflict''' is a series of clashes between the KDP and PUK Peshmerga against PKK fighters.<ref>https://www.academia.edu/34630684/Bad_Blood_Between_Brothers_The_KDP_PUK_PKK_Conflict</ref>
The '''Kurdistan Region-PKK conflict''' is a series of clashes between the KDP and PUK Peshmerga against PKK fighters.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.academia.edu/34630684/Bad_Blood_Between_Brothers_The_KDP_PUK_PKK_Conflict|title=Bad Blood Between Brothers The KDP, PUK, PKK Conflict|first=Sarbaz|last=Kucher|via=www.academia.edu}}</ref>


== History ==
== History ==
The PKK and the Peshmerga, both the KDP and PUK wings, have fought against each other many times until today. When the PKK was founded in 1978, its actions were mostly just in Turkey, however when a coup took place in the eighties which heavily cracked down on the PKK, its fighters fled to Syria and Iraq, what is now the Iraqi Kurdistan Region. Initially, the PKK convinced the KDP, which ruled most of Iraqi Kurdistan, to sign a deal in 1983 allowing the PKK to control over some areas bordering Turkey. However, relations between the KDP and PKK went downhill when the PKK began demanding governance in the Kurdistan Regional Government and more territorial control in KDP-ruled areas as it kept fighting Turkey and wanted more influence in the Kurdistan Region.<ref>https://www.rudaw.net/english/analysis/29062021</ref><ref>https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/dunya/teror-orgutu-pkk-duhokta-pesmerge-guclerine-saldirdi/2610079</ref><ref>https://www.trthaber.com/haber/dunya/teror-orgutu-pkk-pesmerge-guclerine-saldirdi-686960.html</ref><ref>https://www.odatv4.com/makale/teroristbasinin-dort-ay-onceki-telefonunu-hatirliyor-musunuz-17082015-189784</ref><ref>https://www.indyturk.com/node/267671/t%C3%BCrki%CC%87yeden-sesler/pkk-ve-ikb-aras%C4%B1ndaki-gerginlik-ve-%C3%A7%C4%B1kmazlar</ref><ref>https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/dunya/ikby-basbakani-barzani-pesmerge-kobaniden-nasil-donduyse-pkk-da-sincardan-cekilmeli/770512</ref><ref>https://www.yenisafak.com/dusunce-gunlugu/pkk-kurtlerin-akrebidir-3806368</ref>
The PKK and the Peshmerga, both the KDP and PUK wings, have fought against each other many times until today. When the PKK was founded in 1978, its actions were mostly just in Turkey, however when a coup took place in the eighties which heavily cracked down on the PKK, its fighters fled to Syria and Iraq, what is now the Iraqi Kurdistan Region. Initially, the PKK convinced the KDP, which ruled most of Iraqi Kurdistan, to sign a deal in 1983 allowing the PKK to control over some areas bordering Turkey. However, relations between the KDP and PKK went downhill when the PKK began demanding governance in the Kurdistan Regional Government and more territorial control in KDP-ruled areas as it kept fighting Turkey and wanted more influence in the Kurdistan Region.<ref>https://www.rudaw.net/english/analysis/29062021</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/dunya/teror-orgutu-pkk-duhokta-pesmerge-guclerine-saldirdi/2610079|title=Terör örgütü PKK, Duhok'ta Peşmerge güçlerine saldırdı|website=www.aa.com.tr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.trthaber.com/haber/dunya/teror-orgutu-pkk-pesmerge-guclerine-saldirdi-686960.html|title=Terör örgütü PKK Peşmerge güçlerine saldırdı|website=www.trthaber.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.odatv4.com/yazarlar/muyesser-yildiz/teroristbasinin-dort-ay-onceki-telefonunu-hatirliyor-musunuz-17082015-189784|title=Teröristbaşının dört ay önceki telefonunu hatırlıyor musunuz - article - ODATV|website=www.odatv4.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indyturk.com/node/267671/t%C3%BCrki%CC%87yeden-sesler/pkk-ve-ikb-aras%C4%B1ndaki-gerginlik-ve-%C3%A7%C4%B1kmazlar|title=Serbest Ferhan Sindi &#124; PKK ve IKB arasındaki gerginlik ve çıkmazlar|date=November 5, 2020|website=Independent Türkçe}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/dunya/ikby-basbakani-barzani-pesmerge-kobaniden-nasil-donduyse-pkk-da-sincardan-cekilmeli/770512|title='Peşmerge Kobani'den nasıl döndüyse, PKK da Sincar'dan çekilmeli'|website=www.aa.com.tr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.yenisafak.com/dusunce-gunlugu/pkk-kurtlerin-akrebidir-3806368|title=PKK, Kürtlerin akrebidir|first=Piri Medya|last=A.Ş|via=www.yenisafak.com}}</ref>


During the [[Iraqi Kurdish Civil War]], Iran and Turkey, as well as Iranian, Iraqi, American forces were drawn into the fighting. On good terms with the PUK at the time, the PKK began attacking KDP Peshmerga and members of the KDP. The PKK was moved to [[Qandil Mountains]] from [[Beqaa Valley]] after the war ended. The worst fighting of the entire Kurdish civil war started on October 13, 1997. Hundreds were killed and thousands were displaced. Turkey backed the KDP, due to them both trying to push PKK out of Iraqi Kurdistan. Turkey even intervened on the side of the KDP and saw it as an opportunity to attack the PKK. Turkey also warned the PUK to stop cooperating with the PKK. On September 25, 1997, Turkish forces launched [[Operation Dawn (1997)|Operation Dawn]]. They had the goal of forming a ceasefire between the KDP and PUK while destroying PKK camps. The operation resulted in heavy PKK and Turkish casualties, but Turkey once again failed to push out the PKK from northern Iraq. A cease-fire was negotiated between the PUK and KDP, which the PUK began opposing the PKK although would work with them again on many occasions.<ref>http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/LB20Ak02.html</ref><ref>https://www.indyturk.com/node/397681/d%C3%BCnya/ikb%E2%80%99de-ya%C5%9Fananlar-pkk-ikb-mi-pkk-kdp-%C3%A7at%C4%B1%C5%9Fmas%C4%B1-m%C4%B1-kdp-pkk-aras%C4%B1nda-imzalanan</ref><ref>https://www.bbc.com/turkce/haberler-dunya-57565292</ref>
During the [[Iraqi Kurdish Civil War]], Iran and Turkey, as well as Iranian, Iraqi, American forces were drawn into the fighting. On good terms with the PUK at the time, the PKK began attacking KDP Peshmerga and members of the KDP. The PKK was moved to [[Qandil Mountains]] from [[Beqaa Valley]] after the war ended. The worst fighting of the entire Kurdish civil war started on October 13, 1997. Hundreds were killed and thousands were displaced. Turkey backed the KDP, due to them both trying to push PKK out of Iraqi Kurdistan. Turkey even intervened on the side of the KDP and saw it as an opportunity to attack the PKK. Turkey also warned the PUK to stop cooperating with the PKK. On September 25, 1997, Turkish forces launched [[Operation Dawn (1997)|Operation Dawn]]. They had the goal of forming a ceasefire between the KDP and PUK while destroying PKK camps. The operation resulted in heavy PKK and Turkish casualties, but Turkey once again failed to push out the PKK from northern Iraq. A cease-fire was negotiated between the PUK and KDP, which the PUK began opposing the PKK although would work with them again on many occasions.<ref>http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/LB20Ak02.html</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indyturk.com/node/397681/d%C3%BCnya/ikb%E2%80%99de-ya%C5%9Fananlar-pkk-ikb-mi-pkk-kdp-%C3%A7at%C4%B1%C5%9Fmas%C4%B1-m%C4%B1-kdp-pkk-aras%C4%B1nda-imzalanan|title=IKB’de yaşananlar PKK-IKB mi, PKK-KDP çatışması mı? "KDP-PKK arasında imzalanan protokolü PKK bozdu!"|date=August 11, 2021|website=Independent Türkçe}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/turkce/haberler-dunya-57565292|title=PKK ve Peşmergeler arasındaki gerilimle ilgili neler biliniyor?|via=www.bbc.com}}</ref>


In 2000, after Ocalan’s arrest, the PKK and PUK had a major clash. The PKK later left the cities and began only being active in the rural areas doing ambushes. On 3 separate occasions on July 29, 2015, October 28, 2020, and January 18, 2022, the PKK attacked the KRG-Turkey oil pipeline. In 2014, the Peshmerga abandoned a piece of land on the mountains of Zini Warte in Erbil so that they can go fight ISIS southwards. The PKK later took that piece of land. The KDP deployed its Peshmerga forces back to the area in 2020 and took it back. Masoud Barzani accused the PKK of taking advantage of the Peshmerga’s conflict with ISIS in order to “invade” parts of the Kurdistan Region bordering Turkey, “instead of supporting the Kurdistan Region experiment.” On June 5, 2021, the PKK ambushed 5 Peshmerga soldiers in Duhok, killing them. According to the KRG, the PKK had occupied 515 villages in the Kurdistan Region as of 2015. Of these, 304 come under Duhok province, while 177 were in Erbil and 34 in Sulaymaniyah. In a statement on February 27, 2021, Masoud Barzani emphasized that the Kurdish authorities could not rebuild 800 villages because of the PKK, adding they would not tolerate the group's presence in the region.<ref>https://www.rudaw.net/english/analysis/25112020</ref>
In 2000, after Ocalan’s arrest, the PKK and PUK had a major clash. The PKK later left the cities and began only being active in the rural areas doing ambushes. On 3 separate occasions on July 29, 2015, October 28, 2020, and January 18, 2022, the PKK attacked the KRG-Turkey oil pipeline. In 2014, the Peshmerga abandoned a piece of land on the mountains of Zini Warte in Erbil so that they can go fight ISIS southwards. The PKK later took that piece of land. The KDP deployed its Peshmerga forces back to the area in 2020 and took it back. Masoud Barzani accused the PKK of taking advantage of the Peshmerga’s conflict with ISIS in order to “invade” parts of the Kurdistan Region bordering Turkey, “instead of supporting the Kurdistan Region experiment.” On June 5, 2021, the PKK ambushed 5 Peshmerga soldiers in Duhok, killing them. According to the KRG, the PKK had occupied 515 villages in the Kurdistan Region as of 2015. Of these, 304 come under Duhok province, while 177 were in Erbil and 34 in Sulaymaniyah. In a statement on February 27, 2021, Masoud Barzani emphasized that the Kurdish authorities could not rebuild 800 villages because of the PKK, adding they would not tolerate the group's presence in the region.<ref>https://www.rudaw.net/english/analysis/25112020</ref>

Revision as of 01:47, 7 March 2023

Kurdistan Region–PKK conflict
Date1983–present[1]
Location
Kurdistan Region Kurdistan Region
Result

Ongoing

Belligerents

Kurdistan Region Kurdistan Region

Kurdistan Workers' Party

PUK (sometimes)
Commanders and leaders

Masoud Barzani
Nechirvan Barzani
Shoresh Ismail Abdullah
Bafel Talabani
Lahur Talabani

Former commanders:

Jalal Talabani (sometimes)

Murat Karayılan
Fehman Hüseyin
Cemil Bayık
Duran Kalkan
Mustafa Karasu

Former commanders:

Abdullah Öcalan
Osman Öcalan
Şemdin Sakık
Ali Haydar Kaytan
Jalal Talabani (sometimes)

The Kurdistan Region-PKK conflict is a series of clashes between the KDP and PUK Peshmerga against PKK fighters.[5]

History

The PKK and the Peshmerga, both the KDP and PUK wings, have fought against each other many times until today. When the PKK was founded in 1978, its actions were mostly just in Turkey, however when a coup took place in the eighties which heavily cracked down on the PKK, its fighters fled to Syria and Iraq, what is now the Iraqi Kurdistan Region. Initially, the PKK convinced the KDP, which ruled most of Iraqi Kurdistan, to sign a deal in 1983 allowing the PKK to control over some areas bordering Turkey. However, relations between the KDP and PKK went downhill when the PKK began demanding governance in the Kurdistan Regional Government and more territorial control in KDP-ruled areas as it kept fighting Turkey and wanted more influence in the Kurdistan Region.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12]

During the Iraqi Kurdish Civil War, Iran and Turkey, as well as Iranian, Iraqi, American forces were drawn into the fighting. On good terms with the PUK at the time, the PKK began attacking KDP Peshmerga and members of the KDP. The PKK was moved to Qandil Mountains from Beqaa Valley after the war ended. The worst fighting of the entire Kurdish civil war started on October 13, 1997. Hundreds were killed and thousands were displaced. Turkey backed the KDP, due to them both trying to push PKK out of Iraqi Kurdistan. Turkey even intervened on the side of the KDP and saw it as an opportunity to attack the PKK. Turkey also warned the PUK to stop cooperating with the PKK. On September 25, 1997, Turkish forces launched Operation Dawn. They had the goal of forming a ceasefire between the KDP and PUK while destroying PKK camps. The operation resulted in heavy PKK and Turkish casualties, but Turkey once again failed to push out the PKK from northern Iraq. A cease-fire was negotiated between the PUK and KDP, which the PUK began opposing the PKK although would work with them again on many occasions.[13][14][15]

In 2000, after Ocalan’s arrest, the PKK and PUK had a major clash. The PKK later left the cities and began only being active in the rural areas doing ambushes. On 3 separate occasions on July 29, 2015, October 28, 2020, and January 18, 2022, the PKK attacked the KRG-Turkey oil pipeline. In 2014, the Peshmerga abandoned a piece of land on the mountains of Zini Warte in Erbil so that they can go fight ISIS southwards. The PKK later took that piece of land. The KDP deployed its Peshmerga forces back to the area in 2020 and took it back. Masoud Barzani accused the PKK of taking advantage of the Peshmerga’s conflict with ISIS in order to “invade” parts of the Kurdistan Region bordering Turkey, “instead of supporting the Kurdistan Region experiment.” On June 5, 2021, the PKK ambushed 5 Peshmerga soldiers in Duhok, killing them. According to the KRG, the PKK had occupied 515 villages in the Kurdistan Region as of 2015. Of these, 304 come under Duhok province, while 177 were in Erbil and 34 in Sulaymaniyah. In a statement on February 27, 2021, Masoud Barzani emphasized that the Kurdish authorities could not rebuild 800 villages because of the PKK, adding they would not tolerate the group's presence in the region.[16]

References

  1. ^ "PKK terrorists attack Peshmerga forces in N. Iraq". Daily Sabah. June 6, 2022.
  2. ^ "Varan 6 / Abdullah Öcalan: Barzani'yle herkes oynar". https://www.aydinlik.com.tr/haber/varan-6-abdullah-ocalan-barzaniyle-herkes-oynar-170881. December 2, 2014. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  3. ^ https://www.msb.gov.tr/tr-TR/PenceSerisiOperasyonu
  4. ^ "TSK'dan Irak'ta PKK Operasyonu". Amerika'nin Sesi | Voice of America - Turkish.
  5. ^ Kucher, Sarbaz. "Bad Blood Between Brothers The KDP, PUK, PKK Conflict" – via www.academia.edu. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. ^ https://www.rudaw.net/english/analysis/29062021
  7. ^ "Terör örgütü PKK, Duhok'ta Peşmerge güçlerine saldırdı". www.aa.com.tr.
  8. ^ "Terör örgütü PKK Peşmerge güçlerine saldırdı". www.trthaber.com.
  9. ^ "Teröristbaşının dört ay önceki telefonunu hatırlıyor musunuz - article - ODATV". www.odatv4.com.
  10. ^ "Serbest Ferhan Sindi | PKK ve IKB arasındaki gerginlik ve çıkmazlar". Independent Türkçe. November 5, 2020.
  11. ^ "'Peşmerge Kobani'den nasıl döndüyse, PKK da Sincar'dan çekilmeli'". www.aa.com.tr.
  12. ^ A.Ş, Piri Medya. "PKK, Kürtlerin akrebidir" – via www.yenisafak.com.
  13. ^ http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/LB20Ak02.html
  14. ^ "IKB'de yaşananlar PKK-IKB mi, PKK-KDP çatışması mı? "KDP-PKK arasında imzalanan protokolü PKK bozdu!"". Independent Türkçe. August 11, 2021.
  15. ^ "PKK ve Peşmergeler arasındaki gerilimle ilgili neler biliniyor?" – via www.bbc.com.
  16. ^ https://www.rudaw.net/english/analysis/25112020
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