Battle of Agios Dometios
| Battle of Agios Dometios | |||||||||
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| Part of Turkish invasion of Cyprus | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
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Turkey Turkish Cypriot fighters |
Cyprus Greece | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Brigadier General Sabri Demirbağ Colonel Eşref Bitlis Colonel Mustafa Katırcıoğlu |
Colonel Georgios Azinas | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
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| Strength | |||||||||
| 7,000+ | 1,850+ | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Unknown | 83+ killed or injured | ||||||||
The Battle of Agios Dometios (Greek: Μάχη του Αγίου Δομετίου), was an engagement between Hellenic, Hellenic Cypriot, Turkish and Turkish Cypriot forces between 14 and 17 August 1974. It was part of the Attila-2 (Second phase of the invasion) operation as described by Turkey and the wider battle for Nicosia as described by Cyprus.