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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 | |||||
 TurkeySupported by:  Iran (Artillery support)[1][2] |
 Kurdistan Workers' Party PJAK | ||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||
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Hulusi Akar Yaşar Güler |
 Murat Karayılan | ||||
| Units involved | |||||
| Strength | |||||
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Unknown personnel
| Unknown | ||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||
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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] | |||||
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]
- ^ "Iranian artillery bombs border areas within Kurdistan Region: source". www.kurdistan24.net. 16 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ "Turkey, Iran defy Iraq's sovereignty in seemingly coordinated strikes". Ahval. Archived from the original on 21 June 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ^ Ergan, Uğur (16 June 2020). "PKK'ya Kuzey Irak'ta 'Pençe-Kartal'". Hürriyet. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ ""У кого больше дивизий, тот и прав": Турция вонзила в Ирак "Коготь орла"". Crimean Gazette. 16 June 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ "Fifth Turkish soldier killed in Kurdistan Region".
- ^ 10 killed (16–17 June),[1] 20 killed (18–19 June),[2] 26 killed (19 June),[3] 34 killed (21 June),[4] 6 killed (22 June),[5] 13 killed (23 June),[6] 5 killed (25 June),[7] 21 killed (26 June),[8] 2 killed (27 June),[9] total of 300 reported killed
- ^ "Pençe-Kaplan ve Pençe Kartal operasyonlarında 83 terörist etkisiz hale getirildi". Haberler.com. 9 August 2020.
- ^ "Turkey hits 700 targets in Claw-Tiger Operation: Minister – Turkey News". Hürriyet Daily News.
- ^ 3 killed (15 June),[10] 3 killed (16–17 June),[11] 2 killed (18–19 June),[12] 3 killed (19 June),[13][14] 1 killed (21 June),[15] 2 killed (25 June),[16][17] [18] 5 killed (28 June),[19] 2 killed and 1 captured (2 July),[20] 3 killed (10 July),[21] 2 killed (13 July),[22] 5 killed (14 July),[23] 1 killed (9 August),[24] 4 killed (24 July),[25] 1 killed (9 August),[26] 3 killed (11 August),[27] 1 killed (17 August),[28] 2 killed (25 August),[29] 2 killed (12 September),[30] 5 killed (3 October),[31] 3 killed (13 December),[32] 1 killed (4 January),[33] 4 killed (21 January),[34] total of 51 reported killed
- ^ "Iraqis flee border areas as Turkey strikes Kurdish militants". AP NEWS. 22 June 2020.
- ^ McKernan, Bethan (17 June 2020). "Turkey launches major attack on Kurdish militants in Iraq". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ Aliyev, Jeyhun (17 June 2020). "Turkey launches Operation Claw-Tiger in northern Iraq". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
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