The Turkish army launched an invasion operation against the Shekif and martyr Derwesh areas in the Xakurke region of Southern Kurdistan on May 27, at 11 pm.

The attacks continued with soldiers dispatched by helicopters and the operation was dubbed “Operation Claw” in public. 

The special war media played its role and started with the battle cries from the first day of the operation. In their bid to trick the public with false data and lies, they tried to make it look like the operation was much more extensive than it actually was.

DEPLOYING TO EMPTY LAND UNUSED BY GUERRILLAS

Turkish National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar issued a statement on May 31 and said, “We entered their nests, we dispatched soldiers right on top of them,” however these comments did not reflect the truth. The dispatching done on the night of the attack turned out to be to an empty piece of land that was not used by the guerrillas, instead of “on top of the guerrilla bases” as they claimed.

THE “GAME” EXPOSED

The Turkish army, stuck against the guerrilla’s efforts, turned to video games again to hide their defeat.

Like the video game footage leaked to the media during the invasion attacks against Afrin, the Turkish army now released footage to the press claiming to be from the operation but the videos turned out to be screen grabs from the ARMA 3 and Medal of Honor video games.

The images of helicopter dispatching, captured in the game’s thermal camera mode, was served as video from the Xakurke operation to create the perception that the soldiers and helicopters had no trouble maneuvering in the operation and that the guerrilla was unable to interfere.

The video showed an unnatural spin in the helicopter blades, and a never-before-seen object was seen flying through the air as the helicopter was dispatching soldiers.