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| casualties1 = 1 killed (per Turkey)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ergan |first1=Uğur |title=‘Pençe Kaplan’da onbaşı şehit |url=https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/ |accessdate=20 June 2020 |publisher=Hürriyet |date=20 June 2020}}</ref> | casualties1 = 1 killed (per Turkey)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ergan |first1=Uğur |title=‘Pençe Kaplan’da onbaşı şehit |url=https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/ |accessdate=20 June 2020 |publisher=Hürriyet |date=20 June 2020}}</ref>
| casualties2 = 700+ targets destroyed (per Turkey)<ref>{{cite news |title=Pençe-Kaplan Operasyonu'nda 700'den fazla hedef vuruldu |url=https://www.trthaber.com/haber/gundem/pence-kaplan-operasyonunda-700den-fazla-hedef-vuruldu-494398.html |accessdate=20 June 2020 |agency=Anadolu Ajansı |publisher=TRT Haber |date=20 June 2020}}</ref><br />None (per PKK)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://anfenglishmobile.com/kurdistan/hpg-statement-on-turkish-air-raids-in-south-kurdistan-44551|title=HPG statement on Turkish air raids in South Kurdistan|website=ANF News}}</ref> | casualties2 = 700+ targets destroyed (per Turkey)<ref>{{cite news |title=Pençe-Kaplan Operasyonu'nda 700'den fazla hedef vuruldu |url=https://www.trthaber.com/haber/gundem/pence-kaplan-operasyonunda-700den-fazla-hedef-vuruldu-494398.html |accessdate=20 June 2020 |agency=Anadolu Ajansı |publisher=TRT Haber |date=20 June 2020}}</ref><br />None (per PKK)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://anfenglishmobile.com/kurdistan/hpg-statement-on-turkish-air-raids-in-south-kurdistan-44551|title=HPG statement on Turkish air raids in South Kurdistan|website=ANF News}}</ref>
| casualties3 = 5 civilians killed by Turkey in Iraq (per ])<ref>https://news.yahoo.com/turkey-air-raids-kill-5-civilians-north-iraq-164642137.html</ref><br /> 4 civilians killed by PKK in Turkey (per Turkey)<ref name=4civ>{{cite news |title=4 sivil şehit için ağıtlar yükseldi! |url=https://www.haberturk.com/son-dakika-haberleri-4-sivil-sehit-icin-agitlar-yukseldi-haberler-2716441 |accessdate=20 June 2020 |publisher=Habertürk |date=18 June 2020}}</ref> | casualties3 = 5 civilians killed by Turkey in Iraq (per ])<ref>https://news.yahoo.com/turkey-air-raids-kill-5-civilians-north-iraq-164642137.html</ref>
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Turkish military operation
Operations Claw-Eagle and Claw-Tiger
Part of the Kurdish–Turkish conflict and Kurdish–Iranian conflict
Date15 June 2020 – present
LocationKurdistan Region, Iraq
Result Ongoing
Belligerents

 Turkey

 Iran		 Kurdistan Workers' Party
Commanders and leaders

Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Turkey Hasan Küçükakyüz Turkey Ali Özmen

Turkey Hulusi Akar
Turkey Yaşar Güler

Cemîl Bayik

Murat Karayılan
Units involved

Turkish Armed Forces

Gendarmerie General Command

KCK

Strength

Unknown personnel

Unknown
Casualties and losses
1 killed (per Turkey) 700+ targets destroyed (per Turkey)
None (per PKK)
5 civilians killed by Turkey in Iraq (per KRG)
Kurdistan Workers' Party insurgency
Timeline
First insurgency
Second insurgency
Third insurgency
Serhildan
Peace process and peace efforts
Others

The joint Claw-Eagle and Claw-Tiger operations (Turkish: Pençe-Kartal Operasyonu and Pençe-Kaplan Operasyonu) are ongoing Turkish Armed Forces/Iranian Armed Forces external operations in Iraqi Kurdistan. The attacks have taken place in the Qandil Mountains, the Sinjar District, and Makhmur, ostensibly 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 June 17.

Background

As part of the 2013–2015 peace talks, the Kurdistan Workers' Party agreed to moved most of its fighters to the Qandil Mountains in Iraqi Kurdistan. The Turkish Armed Forces also established bases in Iraq. The conflict reignited once more in June 2015, accompanied by ongoing Turkish involvement in the Syrian Civil War and harassment of Kurdish parties in Turkey.

Operation Claw-Eagle

The Turkish government claimed that fighter jets have destroyed caves in the Qandil Mountains where the militants were taking shelter. The airstrikes also targeted near Makhmour camp, which hosts thousands of Turkish Kurd refugees who fled the conflict in the 1990s, as well as the Yezidi region of Sinjar.

The Turkish Ministry of National Defense released a video of the airstrikes, claiming 81 targets were destroyed.

Operation Claw-Tiger

On June 17, Turkish Land Forces launched a ground operation in the Haftanin region of Northern Iraq. Units of the Hakkari Mountain and Commando Brigade and 1st Commando Brigade (Turkey) were airlifted across the Iraq–Turkey border.

On the same day, a roadside IED exploded near a pickup truck in Turkey's Şırnak Province killing 4 civilian workers. Turkish Government said PKK was responsible for the attack.

Iranian cooperation

See also: Western Iran clashes (2016–present)

On 16 June, the Iranian military shelled the Choman area of the Qandil Mountains. While non official, the coordination of Turkey and Iran is highly suspected.

Reactions

  • The Arab League condemned the operation based on violation of Iraq's sovereign space. Turkey criticized the declaration, on the claim of PKK itself affecting Iraq's sovereignty.
  • Iraq demands Turkey to stop bombardment and withdraw forces from Iraqi territories.

See also

References

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  5. McKernan, Bethan (2020-06-17). "Turkey launches major attack on Kurdish militants in Iraq". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
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  21. Cite error: The named reference 4civ was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  22. https://www.kurdistan24.net/en/news/97e10680-9f4b-4c7b-be59-0f524bdf59d0
  23. "Turkey, Iran defy Iraq's sovereignty in seemingly coordinated strikes". Ahval.
  24. 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.
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