Turkmen Mountain Explained
Turkmen Mountain (Arabic: جبل تركمان; Jabal Turkman,[1] Turkish: Türkmen Dağı) is a mountain range in the north of the Latakia region of Syria, in the area called Bayırbucak locally in Turkish, neighboring the Turkish border. The name is not historically attested in written sources, and came into use in the media around 2012. [2]
The mountain range runs along the eastern length of Latakia Governorate.[3] The area is mostly inhabited by Syrian Turkmen people and has seen military activity by the Syrian Army and Russian air strikes in late 2015.[4] [5] Close to 300,000 Turkmens have been displaced since the start of the Syrian Civil War,[6] especially in The Turkmens mountains, where the Government enacted a demographic change by forcing the last remaining Turkmen families to leave to Turkey, and settled Alawite families in the areas controlled by government forces.[7]
Two Turkish F-16s shot down one of two Russian Su-24 fighter jets in Syria on 24 November 2015. Both pilots ejected safely, however one pilot was killed by Turkmen forces.[8] [9]
Notes and References
- http://www.aljazeera.net/programs/arab-present-situation/2015/11/25/%D8%AC%D8%A8%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%83%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%87%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%AC%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D9%82%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A9 Turkmen Mountain and Its Strategic Importance (Ar)
- Book: Winter, Stefan. A History of the 'Alawis: From Medieval Syria to the Turkish Republic. 2016. Princeton University Press. 9780691173894. p. 100
- News: President Bashar Assad's homeland is no longer a safe place to retreat to. 25 November 2015. The Economist. 3 Nov 2012.
- Web site: Assad regime launches operation in Latakia region, attacks Syrian Turkmen village. 20 July 2015. DailySabah. 24 January 2016.
- Web site: Russia, Assad regime continue pounding Turkmen Mountain. Anadolu Agency. 24 January 2016.
- Web site: 300,000 Turkmens displaced since outbreak of Syrian civil war. 24 November 2015. DailySabah. 24 January 2016.
- Web site: The regime forces the last remaining Turkmen Families to leave to Turkey . 10 April 2016 . Enab Baladi . 12 September 2016.
- Web site: Turkey downs Russian warplane near Syria border, Putin warns of 'serious consequences'. Tulay Karadeniz and Maria Kiselyova. 24 November 2015. Reuters. 24 January 2016.
- Web site: Turkey shoots down Russian jet for airspace violation near Syrian border - MIDEAST. 25 November 2015 . 24 January 2016.
