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Turkey's military operations in Syria and Iraq
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Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik -SWP- Deutsches Institut für Internationale Politik und Sicherheit
Abstract In the early hours of 18 April, Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) launched a military operation inside Northern Iraq dubbed Claw-Lock. Simultaneously, Turkey intensified its military activities in Syria. Furthermore, on 23 May, President Tayyip Erdoğan announced that Turkey will soon start a new military... view more
In the early hours of 18 April, Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) launched a military operation inside Northern Iraq dubbed Claw-Lock. Simultaneously, Turkey intensified its military activities in Syria. Furthermore, on 23 May, President Tayyip Erdoğan announced that Turkey will soon start a new military operation in Syria. These moves reflect Turkey's new military strategy, based on area control, against the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). So far, this new approach has yielded military success. However, it is precisely military success that is reinforcing the tendency to deal with the Kurdish problem only in terms of security and military solutions and to rule out any long-term political solution to the problem. Europe should continue to support efforts towards seeking a solution that also addresses the political dimensions of the problem. (author's abstract)... view less
Classification
Peace and Conflict Research, International Conflicts, Security Policy
Free Keywords
Türkei; Verteidigungs- und sicherheitsbezogene Beziehungen; Syrien; Irak; Grenzgebiet; Militärische Operationen; Militärische Intervention; Militärstrategie; Truppenstationierung im Ausland; Stützpunkt/Waffendepot im Ausland; Bestimmungsfaktoren der Verteidigungs- und Sicherheitspolitik; Innerstaatliche Faktoren der Außenpolitik; Kurdenproblem; Partiya Karkeren Kurdistan (Tirkiye); Yekîneyên Parastina Gel
Document language
English
Publication Year
2022
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
8 p.
Series
SWP Comment, 37/2022
DOI
https://doi.org/10.18449/2022C37
ISSN
2747-5107
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications