Hundreds Of PKK Fighters Killed In Turkish Claw-Tiger Operation In Iraq

ANKARA, Turkey — About 320 PKK terrorists were reportedly killed in ongoing anti-insurgents operation in the northern part of Iraq, the Turkish officials announced via press conference, on Saturday. The National Defense Ministry of Turkey says Claw-Tiger Operation has proved out to be worthwhile, which has successfully stamped out most of the insurgency in the northern part of Iraq. Turkish special forces also confiscated a huge quantity of explosives such as suicide waist belts, a large number of bulletproof jackets, heavy and light weapons, hand grenades, and other ammo from the PKK terrorists during the crackdown. House-to-house search operation and screening activities the most important parts of the Claw-Tiger Operation have been accomplished successfully. The joint Claw-Eagle and Claw-Tiger operations are ongoing anti-terrorist operations launched by Turkish and Iranian Armed Forces in the Iraqi Kurdish autonomous region on 15 June 2020.