The operations began on the evening of 23 April 2021, with air and howitzer strikes targeting PKK positions in Northern Iraq. In the following hours of the strikes Turkish paratroopers and commandos airdropped from Chinook and Black Hawk helicopters to the points of Metina, Zap and Avashin-Basyan regions. Turkish Defense Ministry announced the "neutralization" of 142 militants and the destruction of 500 targets while announcing 12 killed of their own.[2][6][8]
Clashes between PKK and Peshmergaedit
On 6 June 2021, clashes occurred between Peshmerga and PKK resulting in the deaths of 5 Peshmerga. On 8 June 2021, 2 Peshmerga were kidnapped by PKK while another one was killed.[4][5]
Civilian impactedit
The operation is known to have impact on civilians, fleeing the operation area.[9]
operations, claw, lightning, thunderbolt, part, kurdish, turkish, conflictdate23, april, 2021, april, 2022, months, weeks, days, locationmetina, avashin, basyan, regions, duhok, erbil, governorate, kurdistan, region, iraqbelligerents, turkey, kurdistan, region. Operations Claw Lightning and ThunderboltPart of the Kurdish Turkish conflictDate23 April 2021 17 April 2022 11 months 3 weeks and 4 days LocationMetina Zap and Avashin Basyan regions Duhok and Erbil Governorate Kurdistan Region IraqBelligerents Turkey Kurdistan Region from 6 June 2021 Kurdistan Workers PartyCommanders and leadersRecep Tayyip Erdogan Hasan Kucukakyuz Ali Ozmen Hulusi Akar Yasar Guler Nechirvan BarzaniCemil Bayik Murat Karayilan Sofi Nurettin 1 Units involvedTurkish Armed Forces Turkish Air Force Turkish Land ForcesMinistry of the Interior Gendarmerie General CommandPeshmergaZeravani AsayishKCK HPGStrengthUnknown personnel50 aircraft including 2 F 16s C D F 4 Terminator KC 135 Stratotanker Boeing 737 AEW amp C T129 ATAK CH 47 Chinook UH 60 Black Hawk Bayraktar TB2 TAI Anka UnknownUnknownCasualties and losses21 killed per Turkey 3 6 killed7 wounded 2 captured 4 5 387 killed or captured per Turkey 6 7 Claw Lightning and Claw Thunderbolt Turkish Pence Simsek ve Pence Yildirim Operasyonlari were Turkish Armed Forces cross border military operations in northern Iraq The operations took place in the Metina Zap and Avashin Basyan regions against Kurdistan Workers Party PKK targets as part of the ongoing Kurdish Turkish conflict Contents 1 Operations 2 Clashes between PKK and Peshmerga 3 Civilian impact 4 See also 5 ReferencesOperations editThe operations began on the evening of 23 April 2021 with air and howitzer strikes targeting PKK positions in Northern Iraq In the following hours of the strikes Turkish paratroopers and commandos airdropped from Chinook and Black Hawk helicopters to the points of Metina Zap and Avashin Basyan regions Turkish Defense Ministry announced the neutralization of 142 militants and the destruction of 500 targets while announcing 12 killed of their own 2 6 8 Clashes between PKK and Peshmerga editOn 6 June 2021 clashes occurred between Peshmerga and PKK resulting in the deaths of 5 Peshmerga On 8 June 2021 2 Peshmerga were kidnapped by PKK while another one was killed 4 5 Civilian impact editThe operation is known to have impact on civilians fleeing the operation area 9 See also editOperation Claw 2019 2020 Operations Claw Eagle and Tiger Operation Claw Eagle 2 Operation Claw LockReferences edit Erdogan High ranking PKK militant killed in Iraq operation Associated Press 7 May 2021 Retrieved 8 June 2021 a b Ergan Ugur Altuncu Ozgur 25 April 2021 Komandolar Kuzey Irak ta Hurriyet Retrieved 30 April 2021 7 killed 23 April 3 May 1 1 killed 9 May 2 1 killed 14 May 3 1 killed 23 May 4 1 killed 6 June 5 2 killed 28 July 6 4 killed 16 August 7 1 killed 12 September 8 3 killed 9 December 9 total of 21 reported killed a b العراق مقتل وإصابة 10 من قوات البيشمركة في هجوم دهوك تغريدة Al Quds 6 June 2021 Retrieved 8 June 2021 a b العمال الكوردستاني استشهاد مقاتل في البيشمركة بيد العمال الكوردستاني Kurdistan 24 8 June 2021 Retrieved 8 June 2021 a b Son dakika haberi MSB Pence operasyonlarinda 142 terorist olduruldu Haber Turk 30 May 2021 Retrieved 8 June 2021 https www aa com tr tr gundem teror yuvalarina pence darbesi 2743808 A Turkish Soldier Killed in Northern Iraq Islam Times Indonesia 7 June 2021 No Return The Civilian Impact of Turkey s Operation Claw Lightning Christian Peacemaker Teams Iraqi Kurdistan Retrieved 2021 06 05 nbsp This article about the military of Turkey is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a battle is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Operations Claw Lightning and Thunderbolt amp oldid 1188129788, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
