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mined to keep its face with fur. ther attacks on civilian targets, while at the same time building up its strength to launch a maattack on a military target the region. These, in commando jargon, are "easy hits" ; attacks conducted on hamlets which are not well protected or by village guards.

This could spell out further and deaths of civil. ians in the region and become springboard for stronger sepaction by mid-summer autumn.

It is clear by the Nusaybin Sirnak attacks that there messages that the PKK they own in the rugged terrain, According to Lt. Colonel Esref to send, both to the people have no other choice but to re- Hatipoglu, the Gendarmerie the region and to the outside turn to their own villages for division commander there, the .

survival. This has been seen closest military unit to the The attacks were carried out in the attacks on Tarakli and hamlets concerned was seven a time when security meas. Uckardesler..

hours away and this was were upped throughout the 4.The PKK still has the speaking under normal weath, when new troops had strength to carry

out er conditions. The Senoba ba. deployed to the border zone "punishment" attacks or in tallion, on the other hand, was followed Turkey's suc- other words, retaliation ten hours away and there was counter-attack to crush against police collaborators, no road linking the troops to the "Spring Congress" of the and state-supporters, and, hamlets. .

5. The intelligence-operation "We thought no one was even But, what were the messages network in the region has not living there. They had been rethe two attacks gave to the worked out as was planned in settled in houses set up in Senofolk?

Ankara and there is still a 'ba. The massacre zone, on pa. 1. The PKK has contested the lack of operational power after per, looks uninhabited," he made from attacks take place. The delayed said.

and the regional gov- arrival of military troops to The regional Gendarmerie office that it has been villages assaulted is one proof Commander Gen. Hulusi Sayand has been left with. of this..

in, on the other hand, explained strength..

In fact, the statement of Ilome to journalists that two bridges 2. The flow of new troops to the Minister Mustafa Kalemli, fol. had been wrecked during win. has not helped much as lowing the attacks on Tarakli ter and it had taken 13 hours for as protecting civilian con- and Uckardesler, has indirect. the first military units to reach and the military is still ly supported the message that the hamlets which were hit. of touch with many of the the PKK is after.

He added that the PKK had at the border region.. Kalemli openly told journal- told surviving villagers to

3.The government's resettle- ists, while touring the region, number them at over 200 when programme has not that the state was not even giving an account of the attack out as expected and vil. aware that the hamlets were when actilally there were no , who depend on the land populated before the hit.

more than 25 gunmen.

BRIEFING/May 16-23,1988

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