| Name assigned by coder: |
no
|
| PGM ID Number: |
248
|
| Country: |
Turkey |
| Date formed: |
Jan. 1, 1995 |
| Details of Formation: |
From sources: "Hizbullah emerged in 1985, a year after the Kurdish rebellion started in earnest. The rebel Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), led by Abdullah Ocalan, was Marxist and atheist. The Islamic extremists of Hizbullah vowed to wipe it out. Turkish security forces desperately trying to contain the Kurdish rebellion stood to gain from factional fighting." |
| Date dissolved: |
Dec. 31, 1996 |
| Details of Termination: |
No explicit word on temrination (Hizbullah still seems to be active), but it ceased to be used by the military in 2000, and has subsequently been targeted by govt. forces. |
| Successor group(s): |
none
|
| Private Military Company? |
no |
| Government Relation: |
type1 |
| Government Link(s): |
state/military institution; sub-national government
|
| Training and Equipment |
yes |
| Shared Information and Joint Operations |
no information |
| Shared personnel |
no |
| Types of Material Support: |
military
|
| State Sponsor(s): |
none
|
| Other Connection(s): |
|
| Membership: |
religious
|
| Location: |
South East, e.g. Batman |
| Force Strength: |
[unknown,
unknown] |
| Target(s): |
rebels, insurgents, or other armed group; ethnic group
|
| Purpose(s): |
intimidation of ethnic/religious groups
|
| Other Information: |
Were used to target pro-independence Kurds and esp. PKK
Based on source, the group was pro-government possibly only in 1995 & 1996 |
