A Turkish military intervention in Syria started on 24 August 2016, code-named by Turkey as Operation Euphrates Shield, an ongoing cross-border operation by the Turkish military and allied groups in the Syrian Civil War. Operations were ongoing in the region between the Euphrates river to the east and the rebel-held area around Azaz to the west. The Turkish military and Turkey-backed Syrian rebel groups, some of which use the Free Syrian Army (FSA) label, have been fighting against forces of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) as well as against the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) since 24 August 2016.
List of fatalities[]
The following is a list of the fatal casualties among the regular Turkish Armed Forces:
| Date of death | Number of deaths | Branch | Cause of death | Killed by | Location of death | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 August 2016 | 1 | Turkish Land Forces | Hostile fire | SDF | Aleppo Governorate, south of the town of Jarabulus [1] | |
| 6 September 2016 | 3 | Turkish Land Forces | Hostile fire | ISIS | Aleppo Governorate, Tel el-Hawa[2] | |
| 20 September 2016 | 2 | Turkish Land Forces | Explosion | ISIS | Aleppo Governorate[3] | |
| 5 October 2016 | 1 | Turkish Land Forces | Hostile fire | ISIS | Aleppo Governorate, Ziyara | |
| 24 November 2016 | 3 | Turkish Special Operations Forces | Suicide attack | ISIS | Aleppo Governorate, north of al-Bab | |
| 21 December 2016 | 12 | Turkish Land Forces | Various hostilities | ISIS | Aleppo Governorate, al-Bab[4] | |
| 20 January 2017 | 5 | Turkish Land Forces | Suicide Car Bomb | ISIS | Aleppo Governorate, al-Bab[5] | |
| 29 January 2017 | 1 | Turkish Land Forces | Various hostilities | ISIS | Al Ghuz region, al-Bab[6] | |
| 8 February 2017 | 2 | Turkish Land Forces | Various hostilities | ISIS | Al Bab, al-Bab[7] | |
| 8 February 2017 | 3 | Turkish Land Forces | Aerial bombing | Russia | Al Bab, al-Bab[8] | |
| 12 February 2017 | 1 | Turkish Land Forces | Various hostilities | ISIS | Al Bab, al-Bab[9] |
References[]
- ↑ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/afp/article-3761425/Turkish-army-Kurd-backed-forces-clash-north-Syria.html
- ↑ http://aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/deputy-pm-confirms-4-turkish-soldiers-martyred-in-syria/642738
- ↑ http://news.trust.org/item/20160920091739-a4rah/
- ↑ http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/12/turkish-troops-killed-clashes-isil-syria-161221204418681.html
- ↑ "Turkish soldiers killed, 9 injured in Daesh attack in al-Bab". Daily Sabah. http://www.dailysabah.com/war-on-terror/2017/01/20/5-turkish-soldiers-killed-9-injured-in-daesh-attack-in-al-bab.
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