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PKK faces survival challenge in northern Iraq

by Jonathan Spyer

The Turkish armed forces’ ‘Claw Eagle’ and ‘Claw Tiger’ operations began in June 2020 and are the culmination of a gradual intensification of Turkish air activity against Kurdistan Workers’ Party (Partiya Karkerên Kurdistanê: ‎PKK) targets in the area. This is the latest round in the long-running conflict between the Turkish government and the PKK, with approximately 40,000 people having died since the start of the PKK insurgency in 1984, according to a 20 July 2016 report by the Brussels-based think tank International Crisis Group (ICG). A 2013 ceasefire between the two sides broke down in mid-2015 and a phase of urban combat followed from December 2015 to June 2016 as the PKK tried unsuccessfully to hold and defend urban areas in southeastern Turkey.

Turkish Minister of National Defence Hulusi Akar arrives at the Operation ‘Claw Tiger’ Army Command Control Centre to inspect border units and to meet military officers in Şırnak, Turkey, on 19 June 2020. The PKK in northern Iraq is under pressure on multiple fronts. (Arif Akdogan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)


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PKK faces survival challenge in northern Iraq

by Jonathan Spyer

The Turkish armed forces’ ‘Claw Eagle’ and ‘Claw Tiger’ operations began in June 2020 and are the culmination of a gradual intensification of Turkish air activity against Kurdistan Workers’ Party (Partiya Karkerên Kurdistanê: ‎PKK) targets in the area. This is the latest round in the long-running conflict between the Turkish government and the PKK, with approximately 40,000 people having died since the start of the PKK insurgency in 1984, according to a 20 July 2016 report by the Brussels-based think tank International Crisis Group (ICG). A 2013 ceasefire between the two sides broke down in mid-2015 and a phase of urban combat followed from December 2015 to June 2016 as the PKK tried unsuccessfully to hold and defend urban areas in southeastern Turkey.

Turkish Minister of National Defence Hulusi Akar arrives at the Operation ‘Claw Tiger’ Army Command Control Centre to inspect border units and to meet military officers in Şırnak, Turkey, on 19 June 2020. The PKK in northern Iraq is under pressure on multiple fronts. (Arif Akdogan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)


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PKK faces survival challenge in northern Iraq

by Jonathan Spyer

The Turkish armed forces’ ‘Claw Eagle’ and ‘Claw Tiger’ operations began in June 2020 and are the culmination of a gradual intensification of Turkish air activity against Kurdistan Workers’ Party (Partiya Karkerên Kurdistanê: ‎PKK) targets in the area. This is the latest round in the long-running conflict between the Turkish government and the PKK, with approximately 40,000 people having died since the start of the PKK insurgency in 1984, according to a 20 July 2016 report by the Brussels-based think tank International Crisis Group (ICG). A 2013 ceasefire between the two sides broke down in mid-2015 and a phase of urban combat followed from December 2015 to June 2016 as the PKK tried unsuccessfully to hold and defend urban areas in southeastern Turkey.

Turkish Minister of National Defence Hulusi Akar arrives at the Operation ‘Claw Tiger’ Army Command Control Centre to inspect border units and to meet military officers in Şırnak, Turkey, on 19 June 2020. The PKK in northern Iraq is under pressure on multiple fronts. (Arif Akdogan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)


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PKK faces survival challenge in northern Iraq

by Jonathan Spyer

The Turkish armed forces’ ‘Claw Eagle’ and ‘Claw Tiger’ operations began in June 2020 and are the culmination of a gradual intensification of Turkish air activity against Kurdistan Workers’ Party (Partiya Karkerên Kurdistanê: ‎PKK) targets in the area. This is the latest round in the long-running conflict between the Turkish government and the PKK, with approximately 40,000 people having died since the start of the PKK insurgency in 1984, according to a 20 July 2016 report by the Brussels-based think tank International Crisis Group (ICG). A 2013 ceasefire between the two sides broke down in mid-2015 and a phase of urban combat followed from December 2015 to June 2016 as the PKK tried unsuccessfully to hold and defend urban areas in southeastern Turkey.

Turkish Minister of National Defence Hulusi Akar arrives at the Operation ‘Claw Tiger’ Army Command Control Centre to inspect border units and to meet military officers in Şırnak, Turkey, on 19 June 2020. The PKK in northern Iraq is under pressure on multiple fronts. (Arif Akdogan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)


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PKK faces survival challenge in northern Iraq

by Jonathan Spyer

The Turkish armed forces’ ‘Claw Eagle’ and ‘Claw Tiger’ operations began in June 2020 and are the culmination of a gradual intensification of Turkish air activity against Kurdistan Workers’ Party (Partiya Karkerên Kurdistanê: ‎PKK) targets in the area. This is the latest round in the long-running conflict between the Turkish government and the PKK, with approximately 40,000 people having died since the start of the PKK insurgency in 1984, according to a 20 July 2016 report by the Brussels-based think tank International Crisis Group (ICG). A 2013 ceasefire between the two sides broke down in mid-2015 and a phase of urban combat followed from December 2015 to June 2016 as the PKK tried unsuccessfully to hold and defend urban areas in southeastern Turkey.

Turkish Minister of National Defence Hulusi Akar arrives at the Operation ‘Claw Tiger’ Army Command Control Centre to inspect border units and to meet military officers in Şırnak, Turkey, on 19 June 2020. The PKK in northern Iraq is under pressure on multiple fronts. (Arif Akdogan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)


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The Turkish armed forces’ ‘Claw Eagle’ and ‘Claw Tiger’ operations began in June 2020 and are the cu...

PKK faces survival challenge in northern Iraq

by Jonathan Spyer

The Turkish armed forces’ ‘Claw Eagle’ and ‘Claw Tiger’ operations began in June 2020 and are the culmination of a gradual intensification of Turkish air activity against Kurdistan Workers’ Party (Partiya Karkerên Kurdistanê: ‎PKK) targets in the area. This is the latest round in the long-running conflict between the Turkish government and the PKK, with approximately 40,000 people having died since the start of the PKK insurgency in 1984, according to a 20 July 2016 report by the Brussels-based think tank International Crisis Group (ICG). A 2013 ceasefire between the two sides broke down in mid-2015 and a phase of urban combat followed from December 2015 to June 2016 as the PKK tried unsuccessfully to hold and defend urban areas in southeastern Turkey.

Turkish Minister of National Defence Hulusi Akar arrives at the Operation ‘Claw Tiger’ Army Command Control Centre to inspect border units and to meet military officers in Şırnak, Turkey, on 19 June 2020. The PKK in northern Iraq is under pressure on multiple fronts. (Arif Akdogan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)


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The Turkish armed forces’ ‘Claw Eagle’ and ‘Claw Tiger’ operations began in June 2020 and are the cu...

PKK faces survival challenge in northern Iraq

by Jonathan Spyer

The Turkish armed forces’ ‘Claw Eagle’ and ‘Claw Tiger’ operations began in June 2020 and are the culmination of a gradual intensification of Turkish air activity against Kurdistan Workers’ Party (Partiya Karkerên Kurdistanê: ‎PKK) targets in the area. This is the latest round in the long-running conflict between the Turkish government and the PKK, with approximately 40,000 people having died since the start of the PKK insurgency in 1984, according to a 20 July 2016 report by the Brussels-based think tank International Crisis Group (ICG). A 2013 ceasefire between the two sides broke down in mid-2015 and a phase of urban combat followed from December 2015 to June 2016 as the PKK tried unsuccessfully to hold and defend urban areas in southeastern Turkey.

Turkish Minister of National Defence Hulusi Akar arrives at the Operation ‘Claw Tiger’ Army Command Control Centre to inspect border units and to meet military officers in Şırnak, Turkey, on 19 June 2020. The PKK in northern Iraq is under pressure on multiple fronts. (Arif Akdogan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)


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The Turkish armed forces’ ‘Claw Eagle’ and ‘Claw Tiger’ operations began in June 2020 and are the cu...

PKK faces survival challenge in northern Iraq

by Jonathan Spyer

The Turkish armed forces’ ‘Claw Eagle’ and ‘Claw Tiger’ operations began in June 2020 and are the culmination of a gradual intensification of Turkish air activity against Kurdistan Workers’ Party (Partiya Karkerên Kurdistanê: ‎PKK) targets in the area. This is the latest round in the long-running conflict between the Turkish government and the PKK, with approximately 40,000 people having died since the start of the PKK insurgency in 1984, according to a 20 July 2016 report by the Brussels-based think tank International Crisis Group (ICG). A 2013 ceasefire between the two sides broke down in mid-2015 and a phase of urban combat followed from December 2015 to June 2016 as the PKK tried unsuccessfully to hold and defend urban areas in southeastern Turkey.

Turkish Minister of National Defence Hulusi Akar arrives at the Operation ‘Claw Tiger’ Army Command Control Centre to inspect border units and to meet military officers in Şırnak, Turkey, on 19 June 2020. The PKK in northern Iraq is under pressure on multiple fronts. (Arif Akdogan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)


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