The Kurdish-Turkish conflict spilled over into Iraqi Kurdistan in 1983, and has continued there intermittently since. The Turkish Armed Forces has launched a series of operations in Northern Iraq against the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). More than 37,000 people have been killed in the conflict since 1984.
| Turkish operations in Northern Iraq | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the Kurdish–Turkish conflict; Iraqi Kurdish Civil War | |||||||
Current military situation: Controlled by the Federal Government Controlled by the Kurdistan Region Controlled by the Turkish Armed Forces | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Turkey Previous: | PKK Previous: | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 400+ killed | 8,000+ killed 1,700 captured | ||||||
| 6,800+ displaced | |||||||
List of Operations
The operations resulted in a permanent Turkish presence in northern Iraq since 2018. The Iraqi government at one time viewed these operations as a violation of Iraq's sovereignty, with President Barham Salih demanding from Turkey their end, and the withdrawal of all of the Turkish armed forces from his country's territory.
| Date | Operation | TAF Fatalities (Wounded) | PKK Fatalities (Captured) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 May 1984 – 10 October 1984 | Operation Hot Pursuit | ? | ? | |
| 5 October 1992 – 15 November 1992 | Operation Northern Iraq | 28 (125) | 1,551 (1,232) | |
| 20 March 1995 – 4 May 1995 | Operation Steel | 64 (185) | 555 (13) | |
| 12 May 1997 – 7 July 1997 | Operation Hammer | 114 (338) | 2,730 (418) | |
| 25 September 1997 – 15 October 1997 | Operation Dawn | 31 (91) | 865 (37) | |
| 21 February 2008 – 29 February 2008 | Operation Sun | 27 | 240 | |
| 24 July 2015 – 25 July 2015 | Operation Martyr Yalçın | 8 | 160 | |
| 25 April 2017 | 2017 Turkish airstrikes in Syria and Iraq | 0 | 33 | |
| 28 May 2019 – 14 June 2020 | Operation Claw | 17 | 417 | |
| 15 June 2020 – 17 April 2022 | Operations Claw-Lightning and Thunderbolt | 305 | 141 | |
| 10 February 2021 – 14 February 2021 | Operation Claw-Eagle 2 | 90 | 31 | |
| 23 April 2021 – 17 April 2022 | Operations Claw-Lightning and Thunderbolt | 36 | 387 | |
| 17 April 2022 – 4 May 2022 | Operation Claw Lock | 83 | 995 | |
| Total: | 282 (739) | 6,417 (2,700) | ||
See also
- Kurdish–Turkish conflict (1978–present) §External operations
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