Operation Kıran ( tr, Kıran Operasyonu) was a military operation in Turkey, conducted by Turkish security forces, including police,

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. The operation started at 17 August 2019 and was under the command of the Ministry of Interior.

Operation timeline

Operation Kıran-1

17 August 2019

Phase 1 was launched in three provinces including

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, Şırnak and

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. In total 12 caves and shelters belonging to PKK was destroyed.

Operation Kıran-2

28 August 2019

Phase 2 was launched in three provinces.

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.

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.

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.

Operation Kıran-6

13 November 2019

Phase 3 was launched in three provinces including

, Şırnak and

with 2,360 security personnels. 1 RPG-7, 1 sniper rifle, 14

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s, 34 ATGM ammunition, 18 kg TNT were seized by Turkish security forces, while 4 IEDs were defused as well.

15 November 2019

5 ton

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was seized by the police. Reportedly 2 IEDs were defused as well.

Operation Kıran-7

23 November 2019

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

References

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