The 15 August 1984 PKK attacks Attack , which were led Causation by Mahsum Korkmaz ( known as `` Agit '' ) , marked the start Process_start of the last phase of Kurdish–Turkish conflict Hostile_encounter .

After years of preparation GetReady , the PKK launched Military_operation its first major attacks Attack on 15 August 1984 .

The attack Attack was led Causation by the founder of the PKK 's military wing .

PKK forces attacked Attack the gendarmerie station in Eruh in Siirt and killed Killing one gendarmerie soldier and injured Bodily_harm six soldiers and three civilians .

Simultaneously , PKK forces attacked Attack a gendarmerie open-air facility , officer housings and a gendarmerie station in Şemdinli , Hakkâri and killed Killing two police officers and injured Bodily_harm one police officer and a soldier .

Large-scale operations against PKK , but including some ISIL targets , began Process_start on 24 July ; however , most arrests were of PKK members .

Large-scale operations against PKK , but including some ISIL targets , began Process_start on 24 July ; however , most arrests were of PKK members .

The operation involved Cause_to_be_included three waves of airstrikes Attack against ISIL positions in Syria and two waves of airstrikes Attack against PKK positions in Iraqi Kurdistan .

It was reported Reporting that 35 ISIL militants had been killed Killing in the first wave after footage from the fighter jets and unmanned aircraft were analysed , while the airstrikes Attack in Northern Iraq were confirmed Check to have killed Killing a high-ranking PKK militant and were alleged Statement to have killed Killing the PKK commander Murat Karayılan .

It was reported Reporting that 35 ISIL militants had been killed Killing in the first wave after footage from the fighter jets and unmanned aircraft were analysed , while the airstrikes Attack in Northern Iraq were confirmed Check to have killed Killing a high-ranking PKK militant and were alleged Statement to have killed Killing the PKK commander Murat Karayılan .

After 25 July , Turkey stopped Process_end its airstrikes Attack on ISIL but continued with those against the PKK .

The airstrikes Attack against the PKK resulted in Causation an increase Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale in violence Violence in Turkish Kurdistan .

The assistance of PKK and YPG enabled Preventing_or_letting the majority of the 50,000 Yazidis who fled Escaping into the Sinjar Mountains to be evacuated Emptying .

On 17 December 2014 , the Kurdish Peshmerga , PKK and YPG forces started Process_start the December 2014 Sinjar offensive with the support of US airstrikes .