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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 Kıran | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the Kurdish–Turkish conflict (2015–present) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Turkey |
 Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Recep Tayyip Erdogan Gen. Arif Çetin[2] (General Commander of Gendarmerie) Maj. Gen. Nuri Öztürk[3] Maj. Gen. Yavuz Özfidan[3] Col. Tahsin Saruhan[3] |
 Murat Karayılan | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 2000[5] | 700-800[6] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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None[7] |
600+ Killed[8] | ||||||
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
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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]
- Operation Claw (2019)
- Operation Peace Spring
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