Operation Claw-Eagle 2

Operation Claw-Eagle 2
Part of the Kurdish–Turkish conflict
Date10–14 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

Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK)

Strength

Turkey 900–3,900[4]

Unknown
Casualties and losses
Turkey 13 killed, 7 wounded (per Turkey)[5]
Turkey 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]

Operation Claw-Eagle 2 (Turkish: Pençe Kartal-2 Harekatı) was an air and ground operation launched by the Turkish Armed Forces against the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in the Duhok Governorate of the Kurdistan Region of northern Iraq. According to Turkey, it was launched to secure the border between Turkey and Iraq and to eliminate the PKK in the area[11] and to rescue Turkish hostages held by the PKK.[5]

  1. ^ Gall, Carlotta (15 February 2021). "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 3 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b "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 1 April 2021.
  4. ^ a b "'Gara, Kandil'e de geliyorum mesajı'". Milliyet. 14 February 2021. Archived from the original on 14 February 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  5. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "HSM publishes balance of the four-day war in Gare". ANF News. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  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 1 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Secretary Blinken's Call with Turkish Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu". United States Department of State. Archived from the original on 16 February 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021. 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). 14 February 2021. Archived from the original on 14 February 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  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 1 April 2021.
  11. ^ Aldroubi, Mina (10 February 2021). "Three Turkish soldiers killed in clashes in northern Iraq against PKK elements". The National. Archived from the original on 16 February 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2021.


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