2 soldiers lose their lives in operation ‘Claw-Tiger’

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In a statement released by the Ministry of National Defense of Turkey yesterday (November 18), it has been announced that two soldiers have lost their lives and one soldier has been wounded in a vehicle accident.

The accident reportedly took place in Haftanin within the borders of the Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government. The state-run Anadolu Agency (AA) has reported that "in a statement, the ministry said one soldier lost his life in the Operation Claw area, where the accident took place, while two others were immediately referred to a hospital in the region."

"Despite doctors' best efforts, one of them succumbed to his injuries in the hospital," the Ministry's statement has added further.

The ministry has also extended condolences to the families of the deceased soldiers and wished a quick recovery to the injured one.

It started on June 17

The Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) announced on June 17 that it launched the "Operation Claw-Tiger" in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region.

As part of the operation, specialist corporal Ömer Kahya lost his life on June 19, infantry lieutenant Yunus Gül on June 26, specialist corporal Ertuğrul Köse on June 21, infantry lieutenant Harun Aslan and specialist sergeant Gökhan Kılınç on September 18 and infantry specialist sergeant Serdar Temelli lost his life on September 29, 2020. (TP/SD)