PKK/KCK INSURGENCY IN TURKEY IN 2015-2016
Out of the mountains to the city and back: Course of the conflict and lessons learned
The text focuses on the PKK/KCK insurgency in Turkey in 2015-2016. Besides the description of the course of the conflict, the article provides a detailed picture of the urban warfare in southeast Turkey during the selected period. The urban guerrilla campaign of the PKK/KCK was a novelty in the 30-year conflict between the insurgent organization on one side and the Turkish state on the other. The aim is to identify key characteristics and tactical features used by the PKK/KCK and the Turkish security forces respectively. The conclusion of the text brings an analysis of the conflict together with recommendations for urban warfare and the lessons Turkey learned in 2015-2016.
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PKK/KCK; Turkey; counterinsurgency; terrorism; guerrilla; urban guerilla.
Title in English: | PKK/KCK INSURGENCY IN TURKEY IN 2015-2016 |
Title in Slovak: | POVSTANIE PKK/KCK V ROKOCH 2015-2016 V TURECKU |
Type: | Article |
Author(s): | Matúš JEVČÁK |
Language: | Slovak |
Abstract: | English/Slovak |
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ISSN: | ISSN 1214-6463 (print) and ISSN 1802-7199 (on-line) |
DOI: | 10.3849/1802-7199.20.2020.01.039-056 |
Issue: | Volume 20, Number 1 (June 2020) |
Pages: | 039-056 |
Received: | 14.03.2020 |
Accepted: | 09.04.2020 |
Published online: | 15.06.2020 |
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