PKK raid kills three officers near Syria

[Saithan]

Three high ranking military officers were killed in an attack by suspected members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) yesterday, on the outskirts of Mt. Amanos near the Syrian border in the southern province of Hatay.

Four militants were also captured dead later on, after security forces launched a hot pursuit operation to track down the militants.

The militants attacked the gendarmerie forces with rocket launchers in the vicinity of Kuzuculu in Hatay’s Dörtyol district, according to reports. Maj. Erhan Dikmen, Lt. Aytaç Kaya and Lt. Ahmet Tarım were killed, while two troops were heavily injured.

Authorities responded by dispatching a large number of ground troops and police to the region as part of a sweeping operation. Some 500 troops, including 350 commandoes and 100 special operations police consequently arrived in the region to locate the militants responsible for the attack.
Heron unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) were also deployed in the area to scan the militants’ escape routes, according to reports.

Families devastated

Hearing the news reporting the death of Maj. Erhan Dikmen, his father Mehmet Dikmen said his son had previously been injured in clashes with the PKK in the southeastern province of Şemdinli. “My son left us quite young, long live our country,” he said.

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan sent a message to Turkish Chief of Staff Gen. Necdet Özel to offer his condolences over the killing of the three soldiers.

Erdoğan also expressed his sorrow over the soldiers’ deaths in his message to the country’s top general, according to an announcement issued by the prime ministry.

CHP leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu also offered his condolences to the families of the victims through a written message.

Officials have announced that a ceremony was held at the Provincial Gendarmerie Command at 10:30 for the three fallen officers. Funerals will then take place in the officers’ hometowns in the central province of Kırıkkale, the eastern province of Elazığ and the western province of Kütahya.

Other operations

Mt. Amanos has been the site of several attacks by the PKK in previous years. In 2008, PKK members killed two police officers in the area, while in May 2010 six troops were killed by the PKK in another rocket launcher attack. Seven PKK members were captured dead in April 2011 in the area in clashes with the Turkish military.

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May/18/2012

source: LOCAL - PKK raid kills three officers near Syria

My condolences to the families of the deceased. Mekaniniz cennet olsun insallah.

 

[Mosamania]

Cennet olsun Turk kardis inshallah.

Salute to the brave Turkish soldiers. Our love for you increase as every day goes by. True allies and friends.

 

[Ottoman-Turk]

these are their last days , we killed enough in last 3 months and captured alot , there struggling , their last actions before their finished

 

[XILLAX]

Rest in Peace Legends

 

[TrMhMt]

Only Karayilan is alive rest of them died !!

 

[BordoEnes]

Only Karayilan is alive rest of them died !!

Yeah saw it on the news, Most of them hunted down like animals and only 1 remaining, Karayilan. We are coming for you dear Mr.Karayilan

 

[Saithan]

The problem is that Hatay is close to Syria, and with the trouble brewing in Syria we need to intensify our recon near our border to syria.

 

[Zulkarneyn]

Yeah saw it on the news, Most of them hunted down like animals and only 1 remaining, Karayilan. We are coming for you dear Mr.Karayilan

OMG YOU SAID DEAR MR. KARAYILAN

ARE YOU PKK!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Remember brother there are people among us who will judge you forever just because you sarcastically said mr. to a terrorist.

I know you meant it sarcastically, but some people have difficulties in distinguishing sarcasm from reality.

 

[Axa-]

OMG YOU SAID DEAR MR. KARAYILAN

ARE YOU PKK!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Remember brother there are people among us who will judge you forever just because you sarcastically said mr. to a terrorist.

I know you meant it sarcastically, but some people have difficulties in distinguishing sarcasm from reality.

There are a lot of people who lost their close relatives in this fight..

It is understandable from families to protest against these types of wordings. It is expected from anyone to choose words more carefully when talking about this extremely sensitive issue.

Moreover IF the person is a PM this time it will be totally unacceptable to use similar words and even worse using ''head'' words (you know as a trophy?) for the fallen ones , Mr. to the leader of that organisation who caused those deaths.

This will be extremely offensive towards the mothers and rest of the families of the soldiers.

Which part of that is hard for you to comprehend?

 

[Saithan]

Let's stop this potential flame war. What matters is exterminating the vermin, and not gloat about it, just fast and clean like US did with Osama. quick and clean, exterminate, erase and their bloodline as well.

 

[Axa-]

No, there is nothing to flame war about, just stating some facts here, by the way i would love to see him my dear comrade Zulkarneyn (no offense) say stuff like that in front of some (Sehit Ailesi).. If you know what i mean.

 

[Zulkarneyn]

No, there is nothing to flame war about, just stating some facts here, by the way i would love to see him my dear comrade Zulkarneyn (no offense) say stuff like that in front of some (Sehit Ailesi).. If you know what i mean.

It seems you are one of those who will judge a person forever by his humor.

Edit: and what do you mean by i can't say "stuff like that" in front of some Shaheed families? Look buddy no one in here is a supporter of PKK, we all know each other pretty well. So cut the cr@p
Everybody is staunchly against the terrorists, so don't try to start an unnecessary discussion.

 

[Axa-]

It seems you are one of those who will judge a person forever by his humor.

Not exactly, i have not lost anyone for that cause so i don't know.

But i do know that if i had lost someone i love (Allah korusun) i would react harshly too, and that's a humane thing they have the right to do so, they made the biggest of all sacrefices how could we expect them not to be?

Guess you're one of those who don't care about other peoples feelings. In this case ''sehit aileleri'' and they deserve more respect too in my opinion.

 

[what]

It seems you are one of those who will judge a person forever by his humor.

Edit: and what do you mean by i can't say "stuff like that" in front of some Shaheed families? Look buddy no one in here is a supporter of PKK, we all know each other pretty well. So cut the cr@p
Everybody is staunchly against the terrorists, so don't try to start an unnecessary discussion.

You're one of those who is always moaning when ever I say something sarcastic towards anything related to religion.

 

[Axa-]

It seems you are one of those who will judge a person forever by his humor.

Edit: and what do you mean by i can't say "stuff like that" in front of some Shaheed families? Look buddy no one in here is a supporter of PKK, we all know each other pretty well. So cut the cr@p
Everybody is staunchly against the terrorists, so don't try to start an unnecessary discussion.

Cut the crap? You started to complain about that not me , so why don't you cut the crap?

You should take the shaheed families feelings into account before expressing displessure about it. I just said it is normal for some people to get angry over it because they are suffering.

I know you're not supporter of pkk at no stage did i say otherwise.