Operation Claw-Sword

Operation Claw-Sword
	Part of the Turkish–Kurdish conflict, Syrian Civil war, the Turkish involvement in the Syrian civil war, and the Syrian–Turkish border clashes during the Syrian Civil War
Date	20–28 November 2022; (1 week and 1 day)
Location	Northern and eastern Syria and northern Iraq
Belligerents
Turkey;	In Syria:; Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria; Syria; In Iraq:; PKK
Units involved
Turkish Armed Forces Turkish Air Force; Turkish Land Forces (artillery support);	Syrian Democratic Forces People's Protection Units (YPG) Anti-Terror Units (YAT); ; Manbij Military Council; Syrian Armed Forces Syrian Army;
Casualties and losses
Per SOHR:; 1 killed, 7 injured	Per SOHR:; 35 killed 30 killed; Per Turkey:; 364 killed, wounded or captured
	10 Syrian civilians killed by Turkish shelling and airstrikes; 5 Syrian and 2 Turkish civilians killed by SDF/SAA shelling

On 20 November 2022 the Turkish Air Force launched Operation Claw-Sword (Turkish: Pençe-Kılıç Operasyonu), a series of airstrikes against Syrian Democratic Forces and Syrian Army positions in Northern Syria (in Aleppo, Raqqa, al-Hasaka) and against Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) positions in Northern Iraq.^[9]^[10] The airstrikes were launched following the 2022 Istanbul bombing on 13 November, that the Turkish government say was conducted by Kurdish separatists.^[9]

^ "18th day of alarming calm Turkish forces shell three villages in Al-Hasakah". SOHR. 16 December 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
^ "SDF Reveals Outcome Of Turkish Strike Hit Joint Base With Coalition". North Press Agency. 22 November 2022.
^ Cite error: The named reference TFSA1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Turkish casualties
^ SDF casualties, 35
SAA casualties, 30
^ "Bakan Akar: Pençe Kılıç Harekatı'nda 364 terörist etkisiz hale getirildi". TRT Haber. 9 December 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
^ Civilian casualties one, 10
^ Civilian casualties two, 5, 2
^ ^a ^b "Turkish jets hit targets in Syria, Iraq after Istanbul bomb blast". Al Jazeera. 20 November 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
^ "Turkey Launches Operation Claw-Sword Against Kurdish Militants In Iraq, Syria". Barron's. Agence France Presse. 20 November 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2022.