People’s Defense Forces
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The People’s Defense Forces are the military wing of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), conducting guerrilla operations primarily in Kurdish regions of Turkey and neighboring areas.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armed group
ⓘ
military wing ⓘ |
| alliedWith | elements of broader Kurdish movement ⓘ |
| armedWingOf |
Kurdistan Workers’ Party
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
PKK NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedOrganization | Kurdistan Communities Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPoliticalContext | Kurdish question in Turkey ⓘ |
| claimsToRepresent | Kurdish people in Turkey ⓘ |
| commandStructure | under leadership of PKK ⓘ |
| conflict | Kurdish–Turkish conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | internal armed conflict in Turkey ⓘ |
| designationByTurkey | terrorist organization (as part of PKK) ⓘ |
| engagesIn |
armed struggle
ⓘ
military operations ⓘ |
| formationType | non-state armed group ⓘ |
| goal |
defense of Kurdish populations
ⓘ
greater autonomy for Kurds ⓘ |
| hasCombatantsFrom | Kurdish population ⓘ |
| ideology |
Kurdish nationalism
ⓘ
left-wing politics ⓘ |
| nativeName | Hêzên Parastina Gel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatesIn |
Iran
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalEnvironment | mountainous terrain ⓘ |
| opponent |
Government of Turkey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Turkish Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposes | Turkish security forces ⓘ |
| partOf | Kurdistan Workers’ Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalWing | Kurdistan Workers’ Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryAreaOfOperations | Kurdish regions of Turkey ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | Kurdish ⓘ |
| recruitmentBase |
Kurdish diaspora
ⓘ
Kurdish regions of Turkey ⓘ |
| region | Kurdistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondaryLanguage | Turkish ⓘ |
| shortName | HPG NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | non-state armed actor ⓘ |
| trainingLocations | rural and mountainous camps ⓘ |
| typeOfConflict | asymmetric warfare ⓘ |
| uses |
improvised explosive devices
ⓘ
light artillery ⓘ small arms ⓘ |
| usesTactics |
guerrilla warfare
ⓘ
insurgency ⓘ |
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