Operation Claw Eagle 2

Operation Claw-Eagle 2
Part of the Kurdish–Turkish conflict
Date 10–14 February 2021 (4 days) Location Gara Mountain, Duhok Governorate, Kurdistan Region, northern Iraq Status Kurdish PKK victory[1]
Belligerents
Turkey	Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK)
Commanders and leaders
Hulusi Akar (Minister of National Defense of Turkey) Gen. Yaşar Güler (Chief of Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces) Gen. Ümit Dündar (Commander of the Turkish Land Forces) Gen. Hasan Küçükakyüz (Commander of the Turkish Air Force)[2]	Şoreş Beytüşşebap † (Commander at Gara Prison Camp)[3]
Units involved
Turkish Armed Forces Turkish Air Force Turkish Land Forces	Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) People's Defence Forces (HPG)
Strength
900–3,900[4] 11 Boeing CH-47 Chinooks[4] 41 other aircraft[2]	Unknown
Casualties and losses
13 killed, 7 wounded (per Turkey)[5] 37+ killed, dozens wounded (per PKK)[6]	12 killed, 2 captured (per Turkey)[7] 14 killed, 2 captured (per PKK)[6]
13 Turkish and 1 Iraqi hostages killed (responsibility disputed)[a]

In the Duhok Governorate in the Kurdistan Region of northern Iraq, the Turkish Armed Forces conducted Operation Claw-Eagle 2, an air and ground operation against the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).

Turkey claims that it was started in order to rescue Turkish captives held by the PKK, safeguard the border between Turkey and Iraq, and eradicate the PKK from the region.

1. ↑ Gall, Carlotta (2021-02-15). "Deaths of Soldiers and Policemen Held by Kurdish Guerrillas Roil Turkish Politics". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 17 February 2021. Retrieved 2021-04-03.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "Last minute: Minister Akar announced the bitter news like this: 'The treacherous face of the PKK has been seen once again'". Hürriyet. 14 February 2021. Archived from the original on 14 February 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
3. ↑ "HPG discloses identity information of guerrillas martyred in Garê". ANF News. Archived from the original on 22 February 2021. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "'Gara, Kandil'e de geliyorum mesajı'". Milliyet. 14 February 2021. Archived from the original on 14 February 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
5. ↑ "Turkey says militants executed 13, including soldiers, police, in Iraq". Reuters. 14 February 2021. Archived from the original on 15 February 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} "HSM publishes balance of the four-day war in Gare". ANF News. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
7. ↑ "TSK'nın 4 günlük zorlu Pençe Kartal-2 Harekatı'nın ayrıntıları netleşti". www.aa.com.tr. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
8. ↑ "Secretary Blinken's Call with Turkish Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu". United States Department of State. Archived from the original on 16 February 2021. Retrieved 2021-04-01. The Secretary expressed condolences for the deaths of Turkish hostages in northern Iraq and affirmed our view that PKK terrorists bear responsibility.
9. ↑ "Kuzey Irak'ta 13 Türkün öldürülmesiyle ilgili neler biliniyor?". Euronews (in Turkish). 2021-02-14. Archived from the original on 14 February 2021. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
10. ↑ "Call for investigation into use of chemical gas in Turkish operation in Gare". ANF News. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 2021-04-01.