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== List of fatalities by operation==

== List of fatalities by operation==

The following is a list of the fatal casualties among the regular Turkish Armed Forces by operation. In total '''299–356''' Turkish Forces servicemen have been reported killed:

The following is a list of the fatal casualties among the regular Turkish Armed Forces by operation. In total '''307–364''' Turkish Forces servicemen have been reported killed:

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||[[2019 Turkish offensive into north-eastern Syria|Operation Peace Spring]]||9 October 2019 – 25 November 2019||16<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/baris-pinari-harekati/bakan-akar-yasaklanan-hicbir-muhimmati-veya-kimyasal-silahi-kullanmadik/1651521|title=Bakan Akar: Yasaklanan hiçbir mühimmatı veya kimyasal silahı kullanmadık|website=aa.com.tr}}<br />[http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkish-soldier-killed-by-accident-in-n-syria-149072 Turkish soldier killed by accident in N Syria]<br />[https://www.dailysabah.com/war-on-terror/2019/11/28/2-soldiers-killed-in-ypg-attack-in-se-turkey 2 soldiers killed in YPG attack in SE Turkey]<br />[https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/2-turkish-soldiers-martyred-in-terrorist-attacks/1661823 2 Turkish soldiers martyred in terrorist attacks]</ref>||SDF & SAF

||[[2019 Turkish offensive into north-eastern Syria|Operation Peace Spring]]||9 October 2019 – 25 November 2019||16<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/baris-pinari-harekati/bakan-akar-yasaklanan-hicbir-muhimmati-veya-kimyasal-silahi-kullanmadik/1651521|title=Bakan Akar: Yasaklanan hiçbir mühimmatı veya kimyasal silahı kullanmadık|website=aa.com.tr}}<br />[http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkish-soldier-killed-by-accident-in-n-syria-149072 Turkish soldier killed by accident in N Syria]<br />[https://www.dailysabah.com/war-on-terror/2019/11/28/2-soldiers-killed-in-ypg-attack-in-se-turkey 2 soldiers killed in YPG attack in SE Turkey]<br />[https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/2-turkish-soldiers-martyred-in-terrorist-attacks/1661823 2 Turkish soldiers martyred in terrorist attacks]</ref>||SDF & SAF

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||After Operation Peace Spring||26 November 2019 – present||29–37<ref>4–7 killed (9 Jan. 2020),[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security-turkey/four-turkish-soldiers-killed-in-northeast-syria-bomb-attack-ministry-idUSKBN1Z80FR][http://www.syriahr.com/en/?p=152556] 3 killed (16 Jan. 2020),[https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-syria-security-turkey/three-turkish-soldiers-killed-in-car-bomb-attack-in-syria-sources-idUKKBN1ZF2PM] 1 killed (8 Feb. 2020),[https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/gundem/suriyede-kazada-sehit-olan-uzman-onbasi-ceyhun-tas-memleketine-ugurlandi-41443140] 1–4 killed (12–14 March 2020),[https://ahvalnews.com/ras-al-ayn/turkish-soldier-three-locals-killed-ras-al-ayn-bombing][http://www.syriahr.com/en/?p=157185] 1 killed (25 March 2020) [https://hawarnews.com/en/haber/for-refusing-to-stay-in-serkaniy-turkish-soldier-committed-suicide-h15491.html] 1 killed (3 Aug. 2020),[https://www.syriahr.com/en/177879/] 2 killed (13 Nov. 2020),[https://www.syriahr.com/en/192160/] 1 killed (3 Dec. 2020),[https://www.reuters.com/article/syria-security-turkey-int/turkish-soldier-killed-in-clash-in-northwest-syria-ministry-idUSKBN28D1FT] 2–4 killed (10 Dec. 2020),[https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/car-bomb-syrian-city-kills-turkish-soldiers-locals-74653792] 7 killed (Oct 2021),[https://www.syriahr.com/en/226941/] 1 killed (24 Nov. 2021),[https://www.syriahr.com/en/229045/] 3 killed (8 Jan. 2022),[https://www.syriahr.com/en/233647/] 1 killed (3 Feb. 2022),[https://www.syriahr.com/en/237774/] 1 killed (18 Sep. 2022),[https://www.syriahr.com/en/268147/] total of 29–37 reported killed</ref>||SDF

||After Operation Peace Spring||26 November 2019 – present||37–45<ref>4–7 killed (9 Jan. 2020),[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security-turkey/four-turkish-soldiers-killed-in-northeast-syria-bomb-attack-ministry-idUSKBN1Z80FR][http://www.syriahr.com/en/?p=152556] 3 killed (16 Jan. 2020),[https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-syria-security-turkey/three-turkish-soldiers-killed-in-car-bomb-attack-in-syria-sources-idUKKBN1ZF2PM] 1 killed (8 Feb. 2020),[https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/gundem/suriyede-kazada-sehit-olan-uzman-onbasi-ceyhun-tas-memleketine-ugurlandi-41443140] 1–4 killed (12–14 March 2020),[https://ahvalnews.com/ras-al-ayn/turkish-soldier-three-locals-killed-ras-al-ayn-bombing][http://www.syriahr.com/en/?p=157185] 1 killed (25 March 2020) [https://hawarnews.com/en/haber/for-refusing-to-stay-in-serkaniy-turkish-soldier-committed-suicide-h15491.html] 1 killed (3 Aug. 2020),[https://www.syriahr.com/en/177879/] 2 killed (13 Nov. 2020),[https://www.syriahr.com/en/192160/] 1 killed (3 Dec. 2020),[https://www.reuters.com/article/syria-security-turkey-int/turkish-soldier-killed-in-clash-in-northwest-syria-ministry-idUSKBN28D1FT] 2–4 killed (10 Dec. 2020),[https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/car-bomb-syrian-city-kills-turkish-soldiers-locals-74653792] 7 killed (Oct 2021),[https://www.syriahr.com/en/226941/] 1 killed (24 Nov. 2021),[https://www.syriahr.com/en/229045/] 3 killed (8 Jan. 2022),[https://www.syriahr.com/en/233647/] 1 killed (3 Feb. 2022),[https://www.syriahr.com/en/237774/] 1 killed (18 Sep. 2022),[https://www.syriahr.com/en/268147/] 9 killed (5-9 October 2023 [https://www.syriahr.com/en/313032/] [https://www.syriahr.com/%d9%85%d9%82%d8%aa%d9%84-%d8%b6%d8%a7%d8%a8%d8%b7-%d9%88%d8%ac%d9%86%d8%af%d9%8a-%d8%a3%d8%aa%d8%b1%d8%a7%d9%83-%d8%a8%d8%a7%d8%b3%d8%aa%d9%87%d8%af%d8%a7%d9%81-%d9%82%d9%88%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d8%b3%d9%88/682174/] [https://www.syriahr.com/en/313512/] total of 37–45 reported killed</ref>||SDF & SAF

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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 307–364 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 – present
14[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 37–45[12] SDF & SAF

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

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
  • ^ "Fırat Kalkanı'nda Şehit Olan 72 Askerin Anısına, Afrin'e 72 Uçakla Saldırı Düzenlendi".
  • ^ "Turkish soldier killed during operations in northern Syria". Archived from the original on 8 April 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  • ^ Turkish soldier killed in Idlib | Number of Turkish forces deaths in Syria rises to 27 since early 2021
  • ^ 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
  • ^ 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
  • ^ "Turkey Neutralizes 3 YPG/PKK terrorist in N.Syria". Anadolou Agency. 7 April 2021.
  • ^ "1 Turkish soldier killed, another injured in northern Syria". 4 June 2021.
  • ^ "Turkish soldier killed on Syrian border: Defense Ministry". The Washington Post. 26 November 2021.
  • ^ 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
  • ^ "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
  • ^ 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] 1 killed (3 Feb. 2022),[56] 1 killed (18 Sep. 2022),[57] 9 killed (5-9 October 2023 [58] [59] [60] total of 37–45 reported killed
  • ^ Turkish civilian worker killed, three soldiers wounded in Syria’s Afrin
  • ^ YPG terrorists attack Turkish military convoy in Idlib with car bomb, kill 1 civilian, injure 2 others
  • ^ Syria war: Turkey will not let Syrian army advance in Idlib, says Erdogan
    Turkey to keep military observation posts in Idlib, Syria
  • ^ Seven Turks killed or injured in land-mine explosion as Turkish forces loot grain silos in Tal Abyad

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