List of Turkish operations in northern Iraq
Appearance
Turkish operations in Northern Iraq | |||||||
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Part of the Kurdish–Turkish conflict; Iraqi Kurdish Civil War | |||||||
Current military situation: Controlled by the Federal Government Controlled by the Kurdistan Region Controlled by the Turkish Armed Forces | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Casualties and losses | |||||||
400+ killed[5] |
8,000+ killed 1,700 captured,[5] | ||||||
6,800+ displaced[6] |
The Kurdish-Turkish conflict spilled over into Iraqi Kurdistan in 1983,[7] and has continued there intermittently since. The Turkish Armed Forces has launched a series of operations in Northern Iraq against the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).[8] More than 37,000 people have been killed in the conflict since 1984.[9]
The operations resulted in a permanent Turkish presence in northern Iraq since 2018.[10] The Iraqi government at one time viewed these operations as a violation of Iraq's sovereignty,[11] with President Barham Salih demanding from Turkey their end, and the withdrawal of all of the Turkish armed forces from his country's territory.[12]
Date | Operation | TAF Fatalities (Wounded) | PKK Fatalities (Captured) | |
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27 May 1984 - 10 October 1984 | Operation Hot Pursuit | ? | ? | |
5 October 1992 – 15 November 1992 | Operation Northern Iraq | 28 (125) | 1,551 (1,232) | |
20 March 1995 – 4 May 1995 | Operation Steel | 64 (185) | 555 (13) | |
12 May 1997 – 7 July 1997 | Operation Hammer | 114 (338) | 2,730 (418) | |
25 September 1997 – 15 October 1997 | Operation Dawn | 31 (91) | 865 (37) | |
21 February 2008 – 29 February 2008 | Operation Sun | 27[13][14][15] | 240 | |
24 July 2015 – 25 July 2015 | Operation Martyr Yalçın | 8 | 160 | |
25 April 2017 | 2017 Turkish airstrikes in Syria and Iraq | 0 | 33 | |
28 May 2019 – 14 June 2020 | Operation Claw | 17[16] | 417[17] | |
15 June 2020 – 17 April 2022 | Operations Claw-Lightning and Thunderbolt | 305 | 141 | |
10 February 2021 – 14 February 2021 | Operation Claw-Eagle 2 | 90 | 31 | |
23 April 2021 – 17 April 2022 | Operations Claw-Lightning and Thunderbolt | 36 | 387 | |
17 April 2022 – 4 May 2022 | Operation Claw Lock | 83 | 995 | |
Total: | 282 (739) | 6,417 (2,700) |
See also
[edit]References
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- ^ a b Turkey (1984–2002) Archived 2011-02-07 at the Wayback Machine, March 2003
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- ^ a b "Ve Sonuç". Hürriyet. Retrieved 11 October 2007.
- ^ "Timeline Turkey 1962-2008". Archived from the original on 23 December 2010. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
- ^ "Irak'a yapılan en büyük kara harekatı". Archived from the original on 14 January 2015.
- ^ "Council Decision", Council of the European Union, December 21, 2005
- ^ "Kurdish rebels kill Turkey troops". BBC News. 8 April 2007. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
- ^ Yousif Ismael (18 May 2020). "Turkey's Growing Military Presence in the Kurdish Region of Iraq". Washington Institute. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
- ^ Hermann, Rainer. "Operation im Nordirak: Bagdad erzürnt über türkische Offensive gegen die PKK". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). ISSN 0174-4909. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ "Iraq's president says Turkey's offensive into KRG 'a threat to our national security'". Bianet. 19 April 2022.
- ^ "Twenty-five killed in clashes between Turkish soldiers, PKK - Monster…". Archived from the original on 4 September 2012.
- ^ "38 killed in PKK attack on Turkish border posts - Thaindian News". Archived from the original on 14 August 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
- ^ "Armed Conflicts Report - Turkey". Archived from the original on 7 February 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
- ^ 2 killed (30 May 2019),[1] 1 killed (19 July 2019 per turkey),[2] 3 killed (25 Aug. 2019),[3] 2 killed (23 Sep. 2019),[4] 1 died (28 Oct. 2019),[5] 1 killed (2 Dec. 2019),[6] 2 killed (2 Jan. 2020),[7] 2 killed (14 Jan. 2020),[8] 2 killed (25 March 2020),[9] 1 killed (15 April 2020),[10] total of 17 reported killed
- ^ "New phase begins in Turkey's northern Iraq operation". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 29 May 2023.