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Turkey’s PKK offensive: New tactics, same strategy
[Rudaw] ...Qatar's colony in Asia Minor.... ’s latest military offensive against the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in the Kurdistan Region has been underway for two weeks now. Launched on May 27, Operation Claw is so far proving to be the most significant offensive Turkey has mounted against the PKK since at least last summer, but how strategically or tactically significant will it ultimately prove to be? Turkey claims that it has "neutralized" ‐ read as captured, maimed, or killed ‐ 43 PKK fighters since Operation Claw commenced. The operation is taking place in the Hakurk region near the Kurdistan Region’s borders with both Turkey and Iran, indicating that Turkey wants to limit the PKK’s movements between Turkey and its Qandil Mountain stronghold. Posted by: trailing wife 2019-06-11 |
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