Turkish Armed Forces casualties in Syria

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 256–313 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 of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), People's Protection Units (YPG), Syrian Armed Forces (SAF) & smugglers
Operation Euphrates Shield24 August 2016 – 29 March 201772[2]Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) & ISIL
Operation Olive Branch20 January 2018 – 9 August 201961[3]–96[4]YPG & SAF
Turkish military operation in Idlib Governorate7 October 2017 – present70–84[5][note 1] Syrian Armed Forces and allies
After Operation Euphrates Shield15 March 20192[6][7]SDF
Operation Peace Spring9 October 2019 – 25 November 201918[8]Syrian Democratic Forces & Syrian Armed Forces
After Operation Peace Spring26 November 2019 – present16–24[9]Syrian Democratic Forces

In addition to the military fatalities: one Turkish civilian worker was killed in the area of Operation Olive Branch,[10] two Turkish civilian contractors were killed during operations in the Idlib Governorate[11][12] and two Turkish civilian drivers were killed in the area of Operation Peace Spring, following the operation's conclusion.[13]

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. Instead, they include 33 soldiers killed in the airstrike confirmed by Turkey.

References
  1. 2 killed (22 June 2012), 1 killed (2 May 2013), 2 killed (March 2014), 3 killed (21 July 2014), 3 killed (9 December 2014), 1 killed (22 February 2015), 1 killed (24 July 2015), 1 killed (1 September 2015), 1 killed (15 February 2016), 2 killed (14 August 2016), total of 17 reported killed
  2. "Fırat Kalkanı'nda Şehit Olan 72 Askerin Anısına, Afrin'e 72 Uçakla Saldırı Düzenlendi".
  3. 54 killed (20 Jan.–6 July 2018), 1 killed (13 Dec. 2018), 1 killed (18 Feb. 2019), 1 killed (31 March 2019), 1 killed (4 May 2019), 1 killed (26 June 2019), 2 killed (11 Oct. 2019), total of 61 reported killed
  4. 93 killed (20 Jan. 2018–26 June 2019), 1 killed (5 Aug. 2019), 2 killed (11 Oct. 2019), total of 96 reported killed
  5. 1 killed (6 Feb. 2018), 1 killed (6 April 2019), 1 killed (28 June 2019), 58 killed (3 Feb.-5 March 2020; per Turkish President), 72 killed (3 Feb.-5 March 2020; per SOHR), 3 killed (18-19 March 2020), 1 killed (27 May 2020), 1 killed (5 June 2020), 1 killed (12 June 2020), 1 killed (6 Sept. 2020) 1 killed (9 Sep. 2020), 1 killed (Feb 2021) total of 70–84 killed
  6. "Eastern Aleppo countryside | Explosion kills Turkish officer in al-Bab city". 4 February 2021.
  7. "Turkish soldier killed during operations in northern Syria". Archived from the original on 2019-04-08. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  8. "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
  9. 4–7 killed (9 Jan. 2020), 3 killed (16 Jan. 2020), 1 killed (8 Feb. 2020), 1–4 killed (12–14 March 2020) 1 killed (25 March 2020) 1 killed (3 Aug. 2020), 2 killed (13 Nov. 2020), 1 killed (3 Dec. 2020), 2–4 killed (10 Dec. 2020), total of 16–24 reported killed
  10. Turkish civilian worker killed, three soldiers wounded in Syria’s Afrin
  11. YPG terrorists attack Turkish military convoy in Idlib with car bomb, kill 1 civilian, injure 2 others
  12. Syria war: Turkey will not let Syrian army advance in Idlib, says Erdogan
    Turkey to keep military observation posts in Idlib, Syria
  13. Seven Turks killed or injured in land-mine explosion as Turkish forces loot grain silos in Tal Abyad
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