Turkish Armed Forces casualties in Syria

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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 285–342 Turkish Forces servicemen have been reported killed:

Operation Date of operation Number of deaths Opponents
Prior to Operation Euphrates Shield 22 June 2012 – 23 August 2016 17[1] Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), People's Protection Units (YPG), Syrian Armed Forces (SAF) & smugglers
Operation Euphrates Shield 24 August 2016 – 29 March 2017 72[2] Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) & ISIL
After Operation Euphrates Shield 15 March 2019
2021		 9[3][4] SDF
Operation Olive Branch 20 January 2018 – 9 August 2019 61[5]–96[6] SDF & SAF
After Operation Olive Branch 7 April – 26 November 2021 4[7][8][9] SDF
Turkish military operation in Idlib Governorate 7 October 2017 – present 79–93[10][note 1] SAF and allies & al-Qaeda
Operation Peace Spring 9 October 2019 – 25 November 2019 16[11] SDF & SAF
After Operation Peace Spring 26 November 2019 – present 27–35[12] SDF

In addition to the military fatalities: one Turkish civilian worker was killed in the area of Operation Olive Branch,[13] two Turkish civilian contractors were killed during operations in the Idlib Governorate[14][15] and two Turkish civilian drivers were killed in the area of Operation Peace Spring, following the operation's conclusion.[16]

See also[]

  • List of aviation shootdowns and accidents during the Syrian Civil War that include Turkish aircraft lost during the Syrian Civil War.

Notes[]

  1. ^ Presented Turkish losses during the operation in Idlib Governorate do not include initial claims of 50–100 dead in the February 2020 Balyun airstrikes.[1][2][3][4] Instead, they include 34 soldiers killed in the airstrike confirmed by Turkey.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ 2 killed (22 June 2012),[6] 1 killed (2 May 2013),[7] 2 killed (March 2014),[8] 3 killed (21 July 2014),[9] 3 killed (9 December 2014),[10] 1 killed (22 February 2015),[11] 1 killed (24 July 2015),[12] 1 killed (1 September 2015),[13] 1 killed (15 February 2016),[14] 2 killed (14 August 2016),[15] total of 17 reported killed
  2. ^ "Fırat Kalkanı'nda Şehit Olan 72 Askerin Anısına, Afrin'e 72 Uçakla Saldırı Düzenlendi".
  3. ^ "Turkish soldier killed during operations in northern Syria". Archived from the original on 2019-04-08. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  4. ^ Turkish soldier killed in Idlib | Number of Turkish forces deaths in Syria rises to 27 since early 2021
  5. ^ 54 killed (20 Jan.–6 July 2018),[16] 1 killed (13 Dec. 2018),[17] 1 killed (18 Feb. 2019),[18] 1 killed (31 March 2019),[19] 1 killed (4 May 2019),[20] 1 killed (26 June 2019),[21] 2 killed (11 Oct. 2019),[22] total of 61 reported killed
  6. ^ 93 killed (20 Jan. 2018–26 June 2019),[23] 1 killed (5 Aug. 2019),[24] 2 killed (11 Oct. 2019),[25] total of 96 reported killed
  7. ^ "Turkey Neutralizes 3 YPG/PKK terrorist in N.Syria". Andalou Agency. 7 April 2021.
  8. ^ "1 Turkish soldier killed, another injured in northern Syria". 4 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Turkish soldier killed on Syrian border: Defense Ministry". The Washington Post. 26 November 2021.
  10. ^ 1 killed (6 Feb. 2018),[26] 1 killed (6 April 2019),[27] 1 killed (28 June 2019),[28] 58 killed (3 Feb.-5 March 2020; per Turkish President),[29][30] 72 killed (3 Feb.-5 March 2020; per SOHR),[31][32][33] 3 killed (18-19 March 2020),[34] 1 killed (27 May 2020),[35] 1 killed (5 June 2020),[36] 1 killed (12 June 2020),[37] 1 killed (6 Sep. 2020),[38] 1 killed (9 Sep. 2020),[39] 10 killed (2021),[40][41] total of 79–93 reported killed
  11. ^ "Bakan Akar: Yasaklanan hiçbir mühimmatı veya kimyasal silahı kullanmadık". aa.com.tr.
    Turkish soldier killed by accident in N Syria
    2 soldiers killed in YPG attack in SE Turkey
    2 Turkish soldiers martyred in terrorist attacks
  12. ^ 4–7 killed (9 Jan. 2020),[42][43] 3 killed (16 Jan. 2020),[44] 1 killed (8 Feb. 2020),[45] 1–4 killed (12–14 March 2020),[46][47] 1 killed (25 March 2020) [48] 1 killed (3 Aug. 2020),[49] 2 killed (13 Nov. 2020),[50] 1 killed (3 Dec. 2020),[51] 2–4 killed (10 Dec. 2020),[52] 7 killed (Oct 2021),[53] 1 killed (24 Nov. 2021),[54] 3 killed (8 Jan. 2022),[55] total of 27–35 reported killed
  13. ^ Turkish civilian worker killed, three soldiers wounded in Syria’s Afrin
  14. ^ YPG terrorists attack Turkish military convoy in Idlib with car bomb, kill 1 civilian, injure 2 others
  15. ^ Syria war: Turkey will not let Syrian army advance in Idlib, says Erdogan
    Turkey to keep military observation posts in Idlib, Syria
  16. ^ Seven Turks killed or injured in land-mine explosion as Turkish forces loot grain silos in Tal Abyad
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