According to Ozcan, the recent operation would not only destroy PKK's infrastructure and weaken its ability to launch attacks at Turkish targets in the spring, but would also deal a major "psychological blow" to the group, which has long enjoyed free movement in northern Iraq.
Prema Ozdžanovim rečima, novom operacijom neće se samo uništiti infrastruktura PKK i oslabiti njena mogućnost da pokreće napade na turske ciljeve na proleće, nego će se naneti i značajan "psihološki udarac" toj grupi koja je dugo uživala slobodu kretanja u severnom Iraku.