Arab tribes in Iraq announced their support Monday for Turkey's operations against the PKK terrorist organization in the country's north.

Axar.az reports citing foreign media that the move came after Operation Claw-Eagle was launched early Monday to ensure the security of the Turkish people and the country's borders by neutralizing the PKK and other terrorist organizations that have been stepping up harassment and attack attempts against the police and military bases.

Innocent Arab women are currently being held in prisons controlled by the PKK terror group on Mount Sinjar in northern Iraq, Muzahim al-Hewitt, a spokesman for the Arab tribes of Kirkuk, Salahuddin and Diyala provinces, said in a statement.

Al-Hewitt said that they considered the operation as a response to the torture and rape of women in these prisons.

Nearly 80 Arabs, including women, are being held in eight secret underground prisons in Sinjar without any charges, he said.