Operation Claw-Eagle 2
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Operation Claw-Eagle 2 (Turkish: Pençe Kartal-2 Harekatı) was an air and ground operation launched by the Turkish Armed Forces against the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in the Duhok Governorate of the Kurdistan Region of northern Iraq. According to Turkey, it was launched to secure the border between Turkey and Iraq and to eliminate the PKK in the area[11] and to rescue Turkish hostages held by the PKK.[5]
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Operation Claw-Eagle 2 | |||||||
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Part of the Kurdish–Turkish conflict | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Turkey | Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Hulusi Akar (Minister of National Defense of Turkey) Gen. Yaşar Güler (Chief of Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces) Gen. Ümit Dündar (Commander of the Turkish Land Forces) Gen. Hasan Küçükakyüz (Commander of the Turkish Air Force)[2] | Şoreş Beytüşşebap † (Commander at Gara Prison Camp)[3] | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK)
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Strength | |||||||
900–3,900[4]
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Casualties and losses | |||||||
3 killed, 3 wounded (per Turkey)[5] 37+ killed, dozens wounded (per PKK)[6] |
51 killed, 2 captured (per Turkey)[7] 15 killed, 2 captured (per PKK)[6] | ||||||
12 Turkish and 1 Iraqi hostages killed (responsibility disputed)[lower-alpha 1] |
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