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Operation Kiran

Operation Kıran
Part of the Kurdish–Turkish conflict (2015–present)
Date17 August 2019 – 11 January 2020[1]
Location
Result

Operation successful

  • All PKK members inside the region are neutralized
  • 43 caves and camps belonging to PKK inside the region are destroyed
Belligerents
 Turkey Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK)
Commanders and leaders
Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Turkey Gen. Arif Çetin[2]
(General Commander of Gendarmerie)
Turkey Maj. Gen. Nuri Öztürk[3]
Turkey Maj. Gen. Yavuz Özfidan[3]
Turkey Col. Tahsin Saruhan[3]
Murat Karayılan
Units involved

Gendarmerie General Command

General Directorate of Security

KCK

Strength
2000[5] 700-800[6]
Casualties and losses
None[7] 600+ Killed[8]

Operation Kıran (Turkish: Kıran Operasyonu) was a military operation in Turkey, conducted by Turkish security forces, including police, gendarmerie and village guards. The operation started at 17 August 2019 and was under the command of the Ministry of Interior.[9][10]

Operation timeline

Operation Kıran-1

17 August 2019

Phase 1 was launched in three provinces including Hakkari, Şırnak and Van. In total 12 caves and shelters belonging to PKK was destroyed.[3]

Operation Kıran-2

28 August 2019

Phase 2 was launched in three provinces.[4]

Operation Kıran-3

21 September 2019

Phase 3 was launched in two provinces including Siirt and Şırnak with 2,325 security personnels. Reportedly 16 PKK members, including 2 in Turkey's wanted list, were killed, wounded or captured. 6 shelters belonging to PKK were destroyed and 4 IEDs were defused.[11]

Operation Kıran-4

Operation Kıran-5

8 November 2019

Phase 5 was launched in three provinces including Diyarbakır, Muş and Bingöl with 300 security personnels.[12]

9 November 2019

PKK's Ağrı responsible Halis Ersayan, who was sought on Turkey's grey list with a reward of 300,000 Turkish liras ($53,000) was killed.[13]

Operation Kıran-6

13 November 2019

Phase 3 was launched in three provinces including Hakkari, Şırnak and Van with 2,360 security personnels.[14] 1 RPG-7, 1 sniper rifle, 14 hand grenades, 34 ATGM ammunition, 18 kg TNT were seized by Turkish security forces, while 4 IEDs were defused as well.[15]

15 November 2019

5 ton marijuana was seized by the police. Reportedly 2 IEDs were defused as well.[16]

Operation Kıran-7

23 November 2019

Phase 7 was launched in Tunceli Province with 2,250 security personnels.[17]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Kıran operasyonu bitti, Kapan-1 Bagok başladı". CNN Türk.
  2. ^ "Terör örgütüne büyük operasyon, 3 ilde 'kıran-2 ortak operasyonu' jandarma genel komutanı arif çetin, emniyet genel müdürü mehmet aktaş ve 3 ilin valisi, paşalarla operasyon bölgesinde tümgeneral halis zafer koç koordinesinde operasyon için düğmeye basıldı operasyon bölgesinde konuşan mardin valisi mustafa yaman: "bölgede son teröristi de etkisiz hale getirinceye kadar halkımızın huzurunu sağlamak için bu operasyonlara devam edeceğiz" jandarma genel komutanı orgeneral arif çetin. - Mardin Haberleri". www.haberturk.com. 28 August 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d "Son dakika! PKK'ya 'Kıran Operasyonu'". www.hurriyet.com.tr.
  4. ^ a b "Kıran-2 başladı: 'Ara, bul, yok et!'". Gzt. August 28, 2019.
  5. ^ https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/gundem/son-dakika-pkkya-kiran-operasyonu-41305921
  6. ^ https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/gundem/son-dakika-pkkya-kiran-operasyonu-41305921
  7. ^ https://www.terorsehitleri.com/sehitler?s=34
  8. ^ https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/gundem/son-dakika-pkkya-kiran-operasyonu-41305921
  9. ^ "İçişleri Bakanlığı açıkladı! Büyük operasyon başladı".
  10. ^ Orhan Onur Gemici; Sertac Bulur. "Turkey: Operation Kiran neutralizes 116 PKK terrorists". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  11. ^ "Kıran-3 operasyonu başlatıldı!". www.haberturk.com. 25 September 2019.
  12. ^ "Kıran-5 Operasyonu başladı". www.trthaber.com.
  13. ^ "Gri Liste'de aranan terörist etkisiz hale getirildi". Timeturk.com.
  14. ^ "2 bin 360 personel ile Kıran-6 Operasyonu başlatıldı!". November 13, 2019.
  15. ^ "Kuzey Irak'a hava Harekatı, 8 terörist imha edildi - Urfa Haber, Şanlıurfa Haberleri, Şanlıurfa". haberurfa.com/.
  16. ^ "Police seize over 5 tons of marijuana in SE Turkey - Turkey News". Hürriyet Daily News.
  17. ^ "Kıran-7 Operasyonu başladı". CNN Türk.


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