2015–16 Şırnak clashes

2015–16 Şırnak clashes
Part of the third phase of the Turkey-PKK conflict
Date	August 2015-May 2016
Location	Şırnak, Turkey
Goals	Establish autonomous government in Şırnak
Methods	Armed conflict Urban guerrilla warfare
Resulted in	Turkish Government victory PKK fail to establish autonomous region Destruction of Silopi and Cizre
Parties to the civil conflict
Turkey PÖH Land Forces Special Forces SAS Village guards Air Force Kurdistan Communities Union PKK HPG YDG-H YPS
Lead figures
Turan Bedirhanoğlu Duran Kalkan Mustafa Karasu
Number
10,000 soldiers ~200 maroon berets Unknown
Casualties
600 killed in Cizre
92 civilians killed in Cizre

 Turkey

Kurdistan Communities Union

The 2015–16 Şırnak clashes were a series of armed clashes in the southeastern province of Şırnak, between Turkish government forces and Kurdish armed groups, as part of the Turkey-PKK conflict.

Following the 2015 Suruç bombing, the ceasefire between the Turkish government and the PKK ended after the PKK executed two police officers in their sleep on 22 July. In retaliation, the Turkish Air Force began striking PKK camps in Northern Iraq, beginning a new phase of the Turkey-PKK conflict. The re-escalation of the conflict between the PKK and the Turkish government caused a rise of discontent in the Kurdish-majority southeast.