Israel–PKK conflict
The Israel–PKK conflict refers to the clashes between Israel and the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) during the 1980s, as well as the remarks they made about each other in the previous years and the years after the clashes. Throughout its existence, the PKK maintained its Anti-Zionist stance and an opposition to Israel, as part of Abdullah Öcalan's teachings.
| Israel-PKK conflict | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Supported by: Turkey United States |
Kurdistan Workers' Party Supported by: PLO ASALA | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Menachem Begin Ariel Sharon Rafael Eitan David Ivry Ze'ev Almog Yekutiel Adam Benjamin Netanyahu |
Abdullah Öcalan Duran Kalkan Murat Karayılan Mustafa Karasu Mahsum Korkmaz Cemîl Bayik Besê Hozat | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Over 40,000 | Around 10,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| None reported | 11 killed, 15 captured | ||||||
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