[1] The ambush took place in a forest, the isolated position had given the insurgents initial success, catching the Turkish army by surprise and inflicting heavy casualties.

Silvan and the wider Diyarbakir area were to be seen as Kurdish lands, but did not occur due to subsequent events, when it was incorporated into the Republic of Turkey.

[2] The PKK intended to catch the Turkish forces by surprise and ambushed them in a forest, engaging them with grenades and small-arms fire.

The Turkish forces suffered heavy casualties but managed to recover and engage back, and had killed seven Kurdish militants.

[3] The grenades thrown had started a forest fire, which had spread and resulting in the deaths of the Turkish troops, burning them alive.