Operation Kiran

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.[7][6] Reportedly 600 PKK militants are currently inside Turkish borders. The aim of the operation was to decrease PKK presence in rural areas in southeastern Turkey.[3]

Operation Kıran
Part of the Kurdish–Turkish conflict (2015–present)
Date17 August 2019 – 11 January 2020[1]
Location
Southeastern and Eastern Anatolia regions, Turkey
Result

Turkish Victory • Turkish security forces achieve their goals

• Turkish doctrine for fighting PKK changes to a more aggressive way of fighting
Belligerents
 Turkey Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK)
Commanders and leaders
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]		 Unknown
Units involved

Gendarmerie General Command

General Directorate of Security

KCK

Strength
+3,000[5] Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown 116 killed, wounded or captured (Per Turkey)[6]

Operation timeline

17 August 2019

Phase 1 was launched in three provinces including Hakkari, Şırnak and Van. In total 43 caves and shelters belonging to PKK was destroyed.[3]

28 August 2019

Phase 2 was launched in three provinces.[4]

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.[8]

Operation Kıran-4

8 November 2019

Phase 5 was launched in three provinces including Diyarbakır, Muş and Bingöl with 3,000 security personnels.[9]

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) has been killed.[10]

13 November 2019

Phase 3 was launched in three provinces including Hakkari, Şırnak and Van with 2,360 security personnels.[11] 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.[12]

15 November 2019

5 ton marijuana was seized by the police. Reportedly 2 IEDs were defused as well.[13]

23 November 2019

Phase 7 was launched in Tunceli Province with 2,250 security personnels.[14]

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: "bütün komandolarımıza, özel harekat timlerimize, verdiğimiz emir, teröristi ara, bul, yok et" "arkadaşlarımız bu bölgedeki teröristlerin inlerine girecek" - Mardin Haberleri". www.haberturk.com. 28 August 2019.
  3. "Son dakika! PKK'ya 'Kıran Operasyonu'". www.hurriyet.com.tr.
  4. "Kıran-2 başladı: 'Ara, bul, yok et!'". Gzt. August 28, 2019.
  5. "Kıran-5 Operasyonu başladı". TRT Haber.
  6. "Turkey: Operation Kiran neutralizes 116 PKK terrorists". www.aa.com.tr.
  7. "İçişleri Bakanlığı açıkladı! Büyük operasyon başladı".
  8. "Kıran-3 operasyonu başlatıldı!". www.haberturk.com. 25 September 2019.
  9. "Kıran-5 Operasyonu başladı". www.trthaber.com.
  10. "Gri Liste'de aranan terörist etkisiz hale getirildi". Timeturk.com.
  11. "2 bin 360 personel ile Kıran-6 Operasyonu başlatıldı!". November 13, 2019.
  12. "Kuzey Irak'a hava Harekatı, 8 terörist imha edildi - Urfa Haber, Şanlıurfa Haberleri, Şanlıurfa". haberurfa.com/.
  13. "Police seize over 5 tons of marijuana in SE Turkey - Turkey News". Hürriyet Daily News.
  14. "Kıran-7 Operasyonu başladı". CNN Türk.


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