Operation Claw-Lock
2022 Turkish military incursion in Iraq / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Operation Claw-Lock (Turkish: Pençe-Kilit Operasyonu) was a military operation of the Turkish Armed Forces in northern Iraq. The operation was taking place in the Duhok Governorate against the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), as part of the ongoing Kurdish–Turkish conflict.[10]
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Operation Claw-Lock | |||||||
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Part of the Kurdish–Turkish conflict (1978-present) | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Turkey Supported by: KDP (Turkey and PKK claim)[1][2] | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan | Murat Karayılan | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
Strength | |||||||
~15,000 personnel[4] | Unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
83 killed[6] | 995 killed, wounded or captured (Turkish claim)[7][8][9] | ||||||
8 civilians killed and 20+ civilians injured |
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