Operations Claw-Eagle and Tiger
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The joint Claw-Eagle and Claw-Tiger operations (Turkish: Pençe-Kartal Operasyonu and Pençe-Kaplan Operasyonu) was a Turkish Armed Forces external operation in northern Iraq.[11] The operation took place in the Qandil Mountains, the Sinjar District, and Makhmur, against Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) targets, as part of the ongoing Kurdish–Turkish and Kurdish–Iranian conflicts. Claw-Eagle, the air campaign, began on 15 June 2020. Claw-Tiger, the ground campaign, was launched on 17 June.[12]
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Operations Claw-Eagle and Claw-Tiger | |||||
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Part of the Kurdish–Turkish conflict and Kurdish–Iranian conflict | |||||
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Belligerents | |||||
Turkey Supported by: Iran (Artillery support)[1][2] |
Kurdistan Workers' Party PJAK | ||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Yaşar Güler | Murat Karayılan | ||||
Units involved | |||||
Strength | |||||
Unknown personnel
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Casualties and losses | |||||
5 killed (per Turkey)[5] 300 killed (per PKK)[6] |
83 killed, wounded or captured (per Turkey)[7][8] 51 killed (per PKK)[9] | ||||
7 civilians killed[10] |