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83 killed[6] | 995 killed, wounded or captured (AA estimate)[7][8][9] | ||||||
8 civilians killed and 20+ civilians injured |
Operation Claw-Lock (Turkish: Pençe-Kilit Operasyonu) was a military operation of the Turkish Armed Forces in northern Iraq. The operation was taking place in the Duhok Governorate against the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), as part of the ongoing Kurdish–Turkish conflict.[10]