By 7 October, the surge in violence since July had led to the deaths of 141 soldiers and 1,740 militants, leading to several pro-government commentators to claim that the PKK was close to defeat.
截止10月7日，自七月以来的暴力浪潮已导致141名士兵和1,740名武装分子死亡，以致部分亲政府的评论家表示库尔德人工人党接近乎失败。