Turkish Armed Forces casualties in Syria explained

During the course of the Syrian Civil War limited fighting at the Syria–Turkey border and Turkish military cross-border operations have caused casualties in the Turkish Armed Forces.

List of fatalities by operation

The following is a list of the fatal casualties among the regular Turkish Armed Forces by operation. In total 299–348 Turkish Forces servicemen have been reported killed:

OperationDate of operationNumber of deathsOpponents
Prior to Operation Euphrates Shield22 June 2012 – 23 August 201617[1] Islamic State (IS), People's Protection Units (YPG), Syrian Armed Forces (SAF) & smugglers
Operation Euphrates Shield24 August 2016 – 29 March 201772[2] Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) & IS
Operation Olive Branch20 January 2018 – 9 August 201961[3] –96[4] SDF & SAF
Turkish military operation in Idlib Governorate7 October 2017 – 6 March 202061–75[5] [6] SAF and allies & al-Qaeda
Operation Peace Spring9 October 2019 – 25 November 201911[7] SDF & SAF
After Operation Peace Spring26 November 2019 – present72SDF & SAF

In addition to the military fatalities: one Turkish civilian worker was killed in the area of Operation Olive Branch,[8] two Turkish civilian contractors were killed during operations in the Idlib Governorate[9] [10] and two Turkish civilian drivers were killed in the area of Operation Peace Spring, following the operation's conclusion.[11]

See also

Notes and References

  1. 2 killed (22 June 2012),http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2012/07/201274122120638820.html 1 killed (2 May 2013),https://web.archive.org/web/20130915234625/http://www.worldbulletin.net/?aType=haber&ArticleID=107960 2 killed (March 2014),http://www.dailysabah.com/nation/2014/03/25/isil-connection-in-attack-against-turkish-security-forces 3 killed (21 July 2014),http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/third-turkish-soldier-dies-after-deadly-clashes-with-militants-on-syrian-border-69440 3 killed (9 December 2014),http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2014/12/turkish-soldiers-killed-syria-border-201412954440122185.html 1 killed (22 February 2015),https://news.yahoo.com/turkish-troops-evacuate-soldiers-guarding-ottoman-tomb-syria-070307733.html 1 killed (24 July 2015),https://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/24/world/europe/turkey-isis-us-airstrikes-syria.html 1 killed (1 September 2015),https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2015/09/01/Turkish-soldier-killed-in-cross-border-fire-from-ISIS-territory-in-Syria-.html 1 killed (15 February 2016),http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkish-soldier-killed-in-intervention-against-human-smugglers-at-syrian-border-95187 2 killed (14 August 2016),https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-turkey-idUSKCN10P0SE total of 17 reported killed
  2. Web site: Fırat Kalkanı'nda Şehit Olan 72 Askerin Anısına, Afrin'e 72 Uçakla Saldırı Düzenlendi.
  3. 54 killed (20 Jan.–6 July 2018),https://www.aa.com.tr/en/turkey/turkey-neutralizes-over-4-500-terrorists-in-afrin-army/1196627 1 killed (13 Dec. 2018),https://www.france24.com/en/20181213-syria-afrin-turkish-soldier-killed-kurdish-militia-ypg 1 killed (18 Feb. 2019),https://www.dailysabah.com/war-on-terror/2019/02/18/1-turkish-soldier-killed-during-anti-terror-op-in-northern-syria/amp 1 killed (31 March 2019),https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-turkey/one-turkish-soldier-killed-in-syria-military-retaliates-ministry-idUSKCN1RC0HR 1 killed (4 May 2019),https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/one-soldier-killed-another-wounded-in-syria-143157 1 killed (26 June 2019),https://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security-turkey/turkish-soldier-killed-in-clashes-with-kurdish-militants-in-syria-ministry-idUSKCN1TR113 2 killed (11 Oct. 2019),https://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security-turkey-attacks/two-turkish-soldiers-killed-in-kurdish-militant-attack-in-syria-ministry-idUSKBN1WQ26W total of 61 reported killed
  4. 93 killed (20 Jan. 2018 – 26 June 2019),http://www.syriahr.com/en/?p=132599 1 killed (5 Aug. 2019),http://www.syriahr.com/en/?p=136684 2 killed (11 Oct. 2019),https://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security-turkey-attacks/two-turkish-soldiers-killed-in-kurdish-militant-attack-in-syria-ministry-idUSKBN1WQ26W total of 96 reported killed
  5. 1 killed (6 Feb. 2018),http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/turkish-soldier-killed-syrias-idlib-509393796 1 killed (6 April 2019),https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/turkish-soldier-killed-in-northern-latakia-after-unknown-group-opens-fire-near-border-crossing/ 1 killed (28 June 2019),https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/06/turkish-soldier-dies-attack-military-post-syria-idlib-190628055001892.html 58 killed (3 Feb.-5 March 2020; per Turkish President),https://www.sozcu.com.tr/2020/gundem/erdogan-idlibde-59-sehit-verdik-5667724/https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/turkey-to-keep-military-observation-posts-in-idlib-syria/1724137 72 killed (3 Feb.-5 March 2020; per SOHR),http://www.syriahr.com/en/?p=156424http://www.syriahr.com/?p=367235http://www.syriahr.com/en/?p=154347 total of 61–75 reported killed
  6. Presented Turkish losses during the operation in Idlib Governorate do not include initial claims of 50–100 dead in the February 2020 Balyun airstrikes.https://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausland/idlib-tuerkische-soldaten-sterben-durch-luftangriffe-in-syrien-a-f42bf8b4-e061-4a7c-a697-7fc97fe37c3ahttps://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2020/02/turkey-syria-russia-deciphering-attack-on-turkish-troops.htmlhttps://web.archive.org/web/20200229213920/https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/dozens-of-turkish-soldiers-killed-in-strike-in-idlib-in-syria/ar-BB10uvmc?li=BBnb7Kzhttps://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/mar/02/erdogan-turkey-syria-assad? Instead, they include 34 soldiers killed in the airstrike confirmed by Turkey.https://www.dailysabah.com/politics/1-year-ago-assad-attack-killed-34-turkish-troops-in-syrias-idlib/news
  7. https://www.syriahr.com/%d9%82%d9%88%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d8%b3%d9%88%d8%b1%d9%8a%d8%a7-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%af%d9%8a%d9%85%d9%82%d8%b1%d8%a7%d8%b7%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d8%aa%d9%88%d8%a7%d8%b5%d9%84-%d8%aa%d9%85%d8%b4%d9%8a%d8%b7-%d8%a7%d9%84/347802/
  8. https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkish-civilian-worker-killed-three-soldiers-wounded-in-syrias-afrin-129632 Turkish civilian worker killed, three soldiers wounded in Syria’s Afrin
  9. https://www.dailysabah.com/syrian-crisis/2018/01/30/ypg-terrorists-attack-turkish-military-convoy-in-idlib-with-car-bomb-kill-1-civilian-injure-2-others YPG terrorists attack Turkish military convoy in Idlib with car bomb, kill 1 civilian, injure 2 others
  10. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-51371462 Syria war: Turkey will not let Syrian army advance in Idlib, says Erdogan
  11. http://www.syriahr.com/en/?p=154052 Seven Turks killed or injured in land-mine explosion as Turkish forces loot grain silos in Tal Abyad

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