Operations Claw-Eagle and Tiger

Operations Claw-Eagle and Claw-Tiger
	Part of the Kurdish–Turkish conflict and Kurdish–Iranian conflict
Date	15 June 2020 – 5 September 2020; (2 months and 3 weeks)
Location	Kurdistan Region, Iraq
Belligerents
Turkey; Supported by:; Iran (Artillery support)	Kurdistan Workers' Party; PJAK
Commanders and leaders
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan; Hasan Küçükakyüz; Ali Özmen Hulusi Akar; Yaşar Güler	Cemîl Bayik Murat Karayılan
Units involved
Turkish Armed Forces Turkish Air Force; Turkish Land Forces; Ministry of the Interior Gendarmerie General Command;	KCK HPG; Free Women's Units; YBŞ; YRK; HPJ;
Strength
Unknown personnel 36 F-16s C/D; 12 F-4 Terminator; ≥1 Boeing 737 AEW&C; Anka drones; Bayraktar TB2 drones; T129 ATAK helicopters;	Unknown
Casualties and losses
5 killed (per Turkey) 300 killed (per PKK)	83 killed or captured (per Turkey) 51 killed (per PKK)
	7 civilians killed

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. 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.