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Kurdish–Turkish conflict (1978–present)
Part of the Kurdish–Turkish conflict
Date15 June 2020
Location
Iraq, Kurdistan Region
Result Disputed
Belligerents
 Turkey Kurdistan Workers' Party
Commanders and leaders

Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Turkey Hasan Küçükakyüz Turkey Brigadier General Ali Özmen

Turkey Hulusi Akar
Turkey Yaşar Güler

Cemîl Bayik

Murat Karayılan
Units involved

Turkish Armed Forces

KCK

Strength
  • 36 - F-16 C/D
  • 12 - F-4 Terminator
  • Few - TAI Anka B
  • Few - Bayraktar TB2
    		•  Unknown
    Casualties and losses
    None

    None according to PKK[1]

    81+ targets destroyed by Turkish jets & UAV's (According to Turkey)[2]

    Operation Claw-Eagle and Claw-Tiger (Turkish: Pençe-Kartal Operasyonu and ) are two joint[3] ongoing Turkish Air Force and Turkish Land Forces external operations in Northern Iraq, mainly the Qandil Mountains, the Sinjar District, and Makhmur in Iraqi Kurdistan, ostensibly against Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) targets, as part of the Kurdish-Turkish conflict. It began on 15 June 2020.

    Operation Claw-Eagle

    The Turkish government claimed that fighter jets have destroyed caves where the militants were taking shelter.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] The airstrikes also targeted the Makhmour refugee camp,[13] which hosts Kurdish refugees who fled from the fighting in Turkish Kurdistan in the 1990s.[14]

    The Turkish Ministry of National Defence released a video of the air strikes, claiming 81 targets were destroyed.[15][16][17]

    On 16 June, the Iranian military shelled the Choman area of the Qandil Mountains.[18]

    Operation Claw-Tiger

    Turkey then launched Operation Claw-Tiger,[19] the land operation complementary to Claw-Eagle.

    Reactions

    • Arab league condemned the operation based on violation of Iraq's sovereign space.[20] Turkey criticized the declaration, on the claim of PKK itself affecting Iraq's sovreignty.[21]

    See also

    Operation Claw (2019)

    References

    1. ^ "HPG statement on Turkish air raids in South Kurdistan". ANF News.
    2. ^ "Turkish forces destroy terrorist targets in N. Iraq". www.aa.com.tr.
    3. ^ McKernan, Bethan (2020-06-17). "Turkey launches major attack on Kurdish militants in Iraq". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
    4. ^ "Turkey launches operation Claw-Eagle". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
    5. ^ SABAH, DAILY (2020-06-15). "Turkey launches Operation Claw-Eagle against PKK terrorists in northern Iraq". Daily Sabah. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
    6. ^ "Turkey launches operation Claw-Eagle in Iraq". Turkey launches operation Claw-Eagle in Iraq. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
    7. ^ "Turkish jets strike Kurdish militant targets in northern Iraq". Reuters. 2020-06-14. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
    8. ^ "MSB duyurdu! Pençe-Kartal Operasyonu başladı". haberglobal.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2020-06-15.
    9. ^ "Son dakika… Milli Savunma Bakanlığı: Pençe-Kartal Operasyonu başladı!". www.sozcu.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2020-06-15.
    10. ^ "Pençe-Kartal Operasyonu başladı". www.trthaber.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 2020-06-15.
    11. ^ "Milli Savunma Bakanlığı, Irak'ın kuzeyine hava operasyonu başlatıldığını açıkladı". BBC News Türkçe (in Turkish). 2020-06-15. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
    12. ^ Şafak, Yeni (2020-06-15). "Pençe-Kartal Operasyonu başladı: Mehmetçik PKK'lı teröristlerin inlerini başlarına yıkıyor". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). Retrieved 2020-06-15.
    13. ^ "Turkey carries out dozens of airstrikes in Iraq's Kurdistan region". Bianet. 15 June 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
    14. ^ "Kurdistan Region of Iraq: Refugees' Movements Restricted". Human Rights Watch. 2019-11-27. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
    15. ^ "Turkish Military". Twitter. Retrieved 2020-06-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
    16. ^ "Turkey's Air Force Strikes Kurdish Separatists in Iraq". ca.finance.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
    17. ^ "Turkish fighter jets attack PKK sites in northern Iraq". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
    18. ^ https://www.kurdistan24.net/en/news/97e10680-9f4b-4c7b-be59-0f524bdf59d0
    19. ^ https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/turkey-launches-operation-claw-tiger-in-northern-iraq/1879479
    20. ^ ROJINFO (2020-06-16). "La Ligue arabe condamne l'incursion de l'armée turque au nord de l'Irak". RojInfo (in French). Retrieved 2020-06-17.
    21. ^ Şafak, Yeni. "Turkey slams Arab League chief's remarks on operation". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). Retrieved 2020-06-17.
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