People's Defence Forces
People's Defence Forces Hêzên Parastina Gel (HPG) | |
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Leader(s) | |
Foundation | 1984[5] |
Dates of operation | 1984–present |
Motives | Cultural and political rights for the Kurdish population in Turkey.[6] |
Active region(s) | Turkey, Iraq, Syria |
Ideology |
Kurdish nationalism Democratic confederalism Communalism |
Notable attacks |
1984 PKK attacks May 24, 1993 PKK ambush 2011 Hakkâri attack |
Status |
Fights against ISIS.[7][8] Ongoing war with Turkey, after ceasefire ended. |
Size | over 40,000 active fighters (2015 Turkish claim)[9] |
Website |
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The People's Defence Forces (Kurdish: Hêzên Parastina Gel, HPG) is the military wing of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
References
- ↑ Can, Eyüp (14 July 2013). "PKK Changes Leadership". (trans. Timur Göksel). Al-Monitor. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2014. Originally published as Karayılan'ı kim niye gönderdi? in Radikal, 11 July 2013.
- ↑ Tahiri, Hussein. The Structure of Kurdish Society and the Struggle for a Kurdish State. Costa Mesa, California: Mazda Publications 2007. pp 232 ff
- ↑ Bila, Fikret (7 November 2007). "Kenan Evren: 'Kürtçeye ağır yasak koyduk ama hataydı'" (in Turkish). Milliyet. Retrieved 30 July 2008.
Şimdi İmralı'dan PKK'yı yönetiyor. Cezaevinden avukatları kanalıyla.
- ↑ "Ojalan: Which way now?". BBC News. 21 November 2000. Retrieved 1 September 2007.
- ↑ "Terrorist Organization Profiles – START – National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism". Start.umd.edu. Retrieved 2014-08-14.
- ↑ Howard, Michael (13 May 2005). "Radical firebrand who led bloody nationalist war". Guardian. London. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
- ↑ "War against Isis: PKK commander tasked with the defence of Syrian Kurds claims 'we will save Kobani'". The Independent. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
- ↑ "BREAKING: HPG operation in Sinjar; 20 ISIS dead". Retrieved 25 June 2015.
- ↑ "The PKK In Numbers". {}, 28 December 2015
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