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One of the most serious of these occurred on 3 October 2012, when an artillery shell fired from [[Syria]] by the [[Syrian Army]] killed five and injured at least ten Turkish citizens in the border town of [[Akçakale]] in [[Şanlıurfa Province]], [[Turkey]]. [[Turkish Armed Forces]] artillery units conducted saturation shelling of [[Syrian military]] posts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/9585945/Turkey-shells-Syria-live.html |title=Turkey shells Syria: live |work=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |date=4 October 2012 |access-date=5 October 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author1=Weaver, Matthew |author2=Whitaker, Brian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/oct/04/turkey-syria-threat-security-live |title=Turkey-Syria border tension |work=The Guardian |location=London |date=4 October 2012 |access-date=5 October 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/turkish-pm-says-he-does-not-want-war-with-syria-1.1158549 |title=Turkish PM says he does not want war with Syria - World - CBC News |publisher=Cbc.ca |access-date=5 October 2012}}</ref> Since the beginning of the [[Turkish occupation of northern Syria]] in 2016, Turkey now controls much of the border region inside Syria, mostly taken from the [[Syrian Democratic Forces]]. ==2011–12 incidents== {{Further|December 2011 Syrian–Turkish border clash|2012 Turkish F-4 Phantom shootdown}} [[Turkey]], which was supporting the Syrian government in the beginning of the Syrian civil war,<ref>{{cite news|author=admin |url=https://www.sana.sy/en/?p=177331 |title=President al-Assad's interview given to al-Sourya and al-Ikhbarya TVs – Syrian Arab News Agency |newspaper = Syrian Arab News Agency|date = 31 October 2019|publisher=Sana.sy |access-date=2020-05-19}}</ref> has condemned Assad over the use of violent force against protesters and has requested his departure from office. In June through July 2011, Turkey began sheltering the Free Syrian Army, offering the group a safe zone and a base of operation. Together with [[Saudi Arabia]] and [[Qatar]], Turkey has also provided the rebels with arms and other military equipment.<ref name="NYT Topic: Syria">{{cite news | url=http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/syria/index.html | title=Syria News | work=The New York Times| access-date=2 August 2012}}</ref> During 5 December 2011, about 35 armed fighters tried to cross the border of Syria from Turkey, but were engaged by the Syrian border forces who were able to repel them back to Turkey. Once they were back on Turkish soil, the Turkish army allegedly picked them up in trucks and took care of the injured fighters. A further attempt happened during the night of 12 December, when 15 infiltrators tried again to cross the border. They were unsuccessful and two of them were killed by Syrian border patrols. On 22 June 2012, a [[2012 Turkish F-4 Phantom shootdown|Turkish F-4 fighter jet was shot down]] by Syrian government forces.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/06/22/222135.html |title=Turkey confirms Syria shot down F-4 military jet, search for pilots ongoing |work=Al Arabiya |date=22 June 2012 |access-date=6 July 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120624232649/http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/06/22/222135.html |archive-date=24 June 2012}}</ref> Both pilots were killed.<ref>{{cite news |title= Bodies of Turkish jet crew shot down by Syria found |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18707069 |publisher=BBC News |date= 4 July 2012 |access-date=4 July 2012 }}</ref> Syria stated that it had shot the fighter down using anti-aircraft artillery near the village of Om al-Tuyour, while it was flying over Syrian [[territorial waters]] one kilometre away from land.<ref>{{cite news|title=Military Spokesman: Anti-Air Defenses Intercepted a Target That Violated Syrian Airspace Over Territorial Waters, Shot It Down West of Lattakia |first=H. |last=Sabbagh |url=http://sana.sy/eng/21/2012/06/23/427102.htm |newspaper=Syrian Arab News Agency |date=23 June 2012 |access-date=28 September 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113131700/http://www.sana.sy/eng/21/2012/06/23/427102.htm |archive-date=13 November 2012 }}</ref> Turkey's foreign minister stated the jet was shot down in international airspace after accidentally entering Syrian airspace, while it was on a training flight to test Turkey's radar capabilities.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/jun/24/turkey-plane-shot-down-syria |title=Turkey goes to Nato over plane it says Syria downed in international airspace |work=The Guardian |date=24 June 2012 |access-date=24 June 2012 |location=London}}</ref> Turkish Prime Minister [[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan]] vowed retaliation, saying: "The rules of engagement of the Turkish Armed Forces have changed ... Turkey will support Syrian people in every way until they get rid of the bloody dictator and his gang."<ref name="nation bloody">{{cite news |url=https://www.nation.com.pk/26-Jun-2012/turkey-dubs-syria-a-clear-threat-vows-to-retaliate |title=Turkey dubs Syria 'a clear threat', vows to retaliate |work=The Nation |agency=Agence France-Presse |date=26 June 2012 |access-date=26 June 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120626173832/http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/international/26-Jun-2012/turkey-dubs-syria-a-clear-threat-vows-to-retaliate |archive-date=26 June 2012}}</ref> Ankara acknowledged that the jet had flown over Syria for a short time, but said such temporary overflights were common, had not led to an attack before, and alleged that Syrian helicopters had violated Turkish airspace five times without being attacked and that a second, search-and-rescue jet had been fired at.<ref name="nation bloody"/><ref name="G 2nd jet">{{cite news |last1= Borger |first1= Julian |last2= Chulov |first2= Martin |last3= Elder |first3= Miriam |date= 26 June 2012 |title= Syria shot at second Turkish jet, Ankara claims |url= https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/jun/25/syria-shooting-second-turkish-plane-claim |work= The Guardian |access-date=26 June 2012 |location=London}}</ref> Assad later expressed regret over the incident.<ref>{{cite news |title= Syria-Turkey tension: Assad 'regrets' F-4 jet's downing |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18685250 |publisher=BBC News |date= 3 July 2012 |access-date=4 July 2012 }}</ref> In August 2012, reports appeared in some Turkish newspapers claiming that the Turkish General Staff had deliberately misinformed the Turkish government about the fighter's location when it was shot down. The reports said that a NATO command post at Izmir and a British base in Cyprus had confirmed that the fighter was shot down inside Syrian waters and that radar intelligence from U.S. forces had disproved any "accidentally entered Syrian waters" flightpath error. The General Staff denied the claims.<ref>''Hurriyet Daily News'', 11–12 August 2012, page 5, "No Misinformation on Downed Jet: Army".</ref> ==The 2 October 2012 incident and afterward== ===Attacks from Syria=== As the clashes between the government forces and the opposition in Syria intensified, artillery shells began to fall across the border onto Turkish soil. On 3 October 2012 at 16:25 [[Eastern European Summer Time|EEST]] (13:25 [[UTC]]), a bomb fired from Syria hit a house in the central area of [[Akçakale]]. A 39-year-old mother and her three children aged between eight and 14 years and another woman of 40 years of age were killed by the blast. Thirteen others, including police officers, were injured. Three of the injured had light wounds while two of them were severely wounded. The source of the shells and their manufacturer remain unknown as Turkish authorities have not released a ballistic test.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/gundem/21615000.asp |newspaper=[[Hürriyet]] |title=Akçakale'ye top mermisi düştü: 5 ölü, 10 yaralı |date=4 October 2012 |language=tr |access-date=4 October 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_90447.htm?selectedLocale=en|title=North Atlantic Council statement on developments on the Turkish-Syrian border}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-19849745|title=Anger and grief in Turkish border town of Akcakale|author=James Reynold}}</ref> ===Turkish military retaliation=== At 18:00 (local time in Turkey; GMT/UTC + 02:00) the same day, five [[General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon|F-16 fighter]]s from the 8th Main Jet Base Group of the 2nd Tactical Air Force Command at [[Diyarbakır Airport|Diyarbakır Air Base]] and RF-4E [[reconnaissance aircraft]] from the 7th Main Jet Base Group Command in [[Malatya Erhaç Airport|Malatya Erhaç Air Base]] conducted reconnaissance missions along the border, identifying Syrian military targets and relaying their coordinates to the Turkish Armed Forces Command in Ankara. Turkish artillery then conducted saturation shelling of these targets with [[T-155 Fırtına]] [[howitzer]]s, which have a firing range of {{convert|40|-|45|km|}}. The targeted region was Ayn al-Arus of [[Tell Abyad|Tal Abyad]] town in [[Raqqa Governorate]] across Akçakale.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.radikal.com.tr/Radikal.aspx?aType=RadikalDetayV3&ArticleID=1102732&CategoryID=77 |newspaper=[[Radikal]] |title=Türkiye, Suriye'deki hedefleri bombaladı |date=4 October 2012 |language=tr |access-date=4 October 2012 }}</ref> According to the [[Syrian Observatory for Human Rights]], Turkish shelling of a military post in Syria on 4 October 2012 resulted in the death of three Syrian soldiers.<ref name="todayszaman1">{{cite web |url=http://www.todayszaman.com/news-294340-erdogan-says-another-syrian-mortar-falls-in-turkey-cant-be-accident.html |title=Erdoğan says another Syrian mortar falls in Turkey, can't be accident |publisher=Todayszaman.com |date=4 October 2012 |access-date=5 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005013018/http://www.todayszaman.com/news-294340-erdogan-says-another-syrian-mortar-falls-in-turkey-cant-be-accident.html |archive-date=5 October 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> ===Mandate by Turkish parliament=== On 4 October 2012, the Turkish [[parliament]], the [[Grand National Assembly of Turkey]] passed a motion by a vote of 320-129 authorizing the use of military ground troops to enter "foreign countries" for operations. The one-year mandate, according to Turkish officials, is not expected to be carried out.<ref>{{cite web|last=Peker |first=Emre |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10000872396390443635404578035822373395226 |title=Turkey Hits Syria, Adds War Powers |work=The Wall Street Journal|date= 4 October 2012|access-date=5 October 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Göksel Bozkurt |url=http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/parliament-gives-green-light-to-syrian-cross-border-raids.aspx?pageID=238&nID=31713&NewsCatID=338 |title=POLITICS - Parliament gives green light to Syrian cross-border raids |publisher=Hurriyetdailynews.com |location=Turkey|date=4 October 2012 |access-date=5 October 2012}}</ref> ===October 2012 incidents=== [[File:U-s-service-members-stand-by-a-patriot-missile-battery-in-gaziantep-turkey.jpg|thumb|Six batteries of NATO-backed missile defense systems set up in southeastern Turkey to protect against aerial attacks from war-torn Syria.<ref name="youtube.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pShgwyp79k|title=Missile Defense System Keeps Watch on Syria|work=YouTube|date=15 February 2013 |access-date=29 October 2014}}</ref>]] On 5 October 2012, shells fired by Syrian artillery in [[Latakia]] landed in the rural area of Aşağıpulluyazı village (Coordinates: {{coord|35|51|32.54|N|36|09|13.23|E|display=inline}}) in the [[Yayladağı]] district of [[Hatay Province]]. The day before, [[Prime Minister of Turkey|Turkish Prime Minister]] [[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan]] had announced at a press conference during the official visit of [[Vice President of Iran|Iranian First Vice President]] [[Mohammad-Reza Rahimi]] that a Syrian shell had fallen in [[Altınözü]], Hatay Province. The second incident caused no damage to persons or property.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.trthaber.com/haber/gundem/muhammed-riza-rahimi-ankarada-58300.html |newspaper=TRT Haber |title=Muhammed Rıza Rahimi Ankara'da |date=2012-10-04 |language=tr |access-date=2012-10-05 }}</ref><ref name="h2">{{cite news |url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/gundem/21633715.asp |newspaper=[[Hürriyet]] |title=Suriye'ye yine karşılık verildi |date=2012-10-05 |language=tr |access-date=2012-10-05 }}</ref> Immediately after this second incident in Hatay, artillery of the Turkish 3rd Border Battalion stationed in Yayladağı fired on Syrian military targets.<ref name="h2"/> A grain depot in Akcakale suffered minor damage from shrapnel from a Syrian mortar round exploding on 6 October 2012, though no injuries were reported. Turkey responded by shelling Syrian military targets over the border and positioning a platoon of [[ACV-300]] armored personnel carriers on the southern edge of Akçakale, with their weapons pointed at Tel Abyad, a town a few kilometres into Syria.<ref name="todayszaman1"/><ref>{{cite news|agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/turkey-returns-artillery-fire-at-syria-for-5th-day-1.1145085 |title=Turkey returns artillery fire at Syria for 5th day - World - CBC News |publisher=Cbc.ca |access-date=2012-10-09}}</ref> On 8 October 2012, [[Altınözü]] was again hit by Syrian mortar fire, the six shells landed in a rural area causing no injury or loss of life. Turkey responded soon after by shelling Syrian positions.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/9594146/Turkey-shells-Syria-for-sixth-day.html |title=Turkey shells Syria for sixth day |work=The Telegraph|date=8 October 2012 |access-date=2012-10-09}}</ref> On 10 October 2012, [[Turkish Air Force]] [[General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon|F-16s]] intercepted a [[Syrian Air]] [[Airbus A320 family|Airbus A320]], flight RB442 from [[Vnukovo International Airport|Moscow]] to [[Damascus International Airport|Damascus]], in Turkish airspace and forced it to land at [[Esenboğa International Airport]], suspecting it was carrying Russian-made weapons.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/11/world/middleeast/syria.html|title=Turkey, Seeking Weapons, Forces Syrian Jet to Land|work=The New York Times|date=10 October 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Turkey-Syrian-plane-was-carrying-ammunition-3938183.php|title=Turkey: Syrian plane was carrying ammunition|publisher=San Francisco Chronicle|date=11 October 2012}}</ref> Inspectors claimed confiscating ammunition, military communications equipment and items "thought to be missile parts", however evidence has not been publicly shown. The Russian foreign minister denied the claims and said that the plane cargo included only radar units.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iJDAEi7fsywIPDjszghN9svzpgWg?docId=71777b27ef6e4d5a80697e1de73adc89|title=Turkey: Syrian plane was carrying ammunition|agency=Associated Press|date=12 October 2012}}{{dead link|date=June 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> On 17 October 2012, Turkish artillery fired into Syria after a Syrian mortar shell landed on Turkish territory in Hatay province. No casualties were reported on either side.<ref>{{cite news|title=Turkish artillery strikes back after Syrian mortar bomb hit|url=http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2012/Oct-17/191756-turkish-artillery-strikes-back-after-syrian-mortar-bomb-hit.ashx#axzz29b0Hl3Wh|access-date=17 October 2012|newspaper=The Daily Star|date=17 October 2012}}</ref> On 23 October 2012, an anti-aircraft shell struck a health center in [[Reyhanlı]], approximately {{convert|200|yd|m}} from the Syrian border. The shell landed in an empty room, and no injuries were reported. It was apparently fired from [[Harem, Syria|Harem]], [[Idlib Governorate]], where clashes were reportedly underway between rebels and government troops.<ref>{{cite web|title=Syria anti-aircraft shell reportedly hits Turkish health center|url=https://www.foxnews.com/world/syria-anti-aircraft-shell-reportedly-hits-turkey-health-center/|access-date=23 October 2012|publisher=Fox News|date=23 October 2012}}</ref> Two Syrian anti-aircraft shells struck 300 meters north of the village of Beşaslan in Hatay Province, Turkey on 29 October 2012, to which Turkey immediately responded by firing artillery rounds into Syria. Neither side reported casualties.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2012-10/29/c_131937910.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207172820/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2012-10/29/c_131937910.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 December 2013|title=Turkey strikes Syria after shells hit Turkish village|access-date=29 October 2014}}</ref><ref>"Damascus car bombings as Syria 'ceasefire' ends." BBC News. 29 October 2012. Accessed 29 October 2012. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-20121575]</ref> In the morning hours of 12 November 2012, a Syrian military helicopter bombed rebel positions around the town of [[Ras al-Ayn, al-Hasakah|Ras al-Ayn]] near the Turkish border across [[Ceylanpınar]] in Şanlıurfa Province. The rebels responded with heavy machine gun fire. Soon later, a Syrian fighter jet bombed the area. Glass windows of some buildings in the center of Ceylanpınar shattered by the blast. One Turkish soldier and two civilians on the Turkish side were reportedly wounded during the incident. Fleeing Syrian civilians and militants crossed the border into Turkish territory. Several injured refugees were taken into a hospital in Ceylanpınar by ambulances. The town's mayor warned the residents not to come close to the border for their own security.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/three-turks-wounded-as-syrian-jets-bomb-near-turkish-border-.aspx?pageID=238&nID=34458&NewsCatID=341 |newspaper=[[Hürriyet Daily News]] |title=Three Turks wounded as Syrian jets bomb near Turkish border |date=2012-11-12 |access-date=2012-11-12 }}</ref> ==2013–2014== ===January 2013 incident=== In the early hours of 14 January 2013, a shell fired by unknown Syrian forces landed in an olive grove near the border village of Akçabağlar, causing no casualties.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://now.mmedia.me/lb/en/nowsyrialatestnews/syrian_shell_strikes_turkey_no_injuries|title=Syrian shell strikes Turkey, no injuries|last=AFP|date=14 January 2013|publisher=NOW|access-date=14 January 2013}}</ref> On 30 January, Syrian refugees tried to cross the border between Turkey and Syria but were turned back under fire by Turkish forces. Two Syrian civilians were wounded in the incident with no Turkish casualties reported. ===February 2013 border-crossing bombing=== On 11 February 2013, a bomb exploded at the Turkish-Syrian border crossing in [[Cilvegözü]], killing 14.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The brave Syrian risking his life to help kids like this cross the border |url=https://www.independent.ie/world-news/middle-east/the-brave-syrian-risking-his-life-to-help-kids-like-this-cross-the-border-29185757.html |access-date=2023-02-23 |website=independent |date=10 April 2013 |language=en}}</ref> According to BBC, the deadly attack killed 17 people and injured 30 more.<ref name="BBC-Blasts">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22494128|title=Blasts kill dozens in Turkish town Reyhanli on Syria border|publisher=BBC News|date=11 May 2013|access-date=11 May 2013}}</ref> ===May 2013 Akcakale incident=== On 2 May 2013, fighting occurred between Syrian anti-government insurgents and Turkish border guards at the Akcakale border crossing. One Turkish border guard was killed in the engagement, reportedly the first armed clashes between Turkish government agents and anti-Assad militants.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Mourtada |first1=Hania |last2=Gladstone |first2=Rick |date=2013-05-02 |title=Syrian Forces Strike Rebels in Wide-Ranging Assaults |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/03/world/middleeast/syria.html |access-date=2023-02-23 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> ===May 2013 Reyhanli bombing=== {{main|2013 Reyhanlı bombings}} On 11 May 2013, two car bombs exploded in the Turkish predominantly Shia city of Reyhanli, killing at least 40 and injuring over 100. Turkish residents of the town reportedly attacked Syrian refugees and automobiles with Syrian license plates following the bombing.<ref>"At Least 40 Killed in Turkey Bombings Near Syrian Border." The Daily Star. 11 May 2013. Accessed 11 May 2013. http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2013/May-11/216733-explosions-shake-turkish-town-on-syria-border-official.ashx#axzz2T00KHPBf</ref><ref>"Reyhanlı attack may be linked to peace process, Turkish PM suggests." Hurriyet Daily News. 11 May 2013. Accessed 11 May 2013. http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/reyhanli-attack-may-be-linked-to-peace-process-turkish-pm-suggests.aspx?pageID=238&nID=46684&NewsCatID=338</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2013-05-11 |title=Blasts kill dozens in Turkish town Reyhanli on Syria border |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-22494128 |access-date=2023-02-23}}</ref> ===September 2013 Syrian helicopter shot down=== On 16 September 2013, Turkish fighter jets that took off from [[Malatya Erhaç Airport|Malatya Erhaç Air Base]] shot down a Syrian [[Mil Mi-17|Mi-17]] helicopter that violated Turkish airspace according to vice prime minister [[Bülent Arınç]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-crisis-turkey-idUSBRE98F0K920130916|title=Turkey shoots down Syrian helicopter|work=Reuters|date=16 September 2013|access-date=29 October 2014}}</ref> ===January 2014 incident on Syrian border near Qamishli === Five Syrian Kurds were killed while crossing the border into Turkey on 20 January 2014.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Halim|first1=Ivana|title=Five Syrian Kurds killed while crossing borders into Turkey|url=http://aranews.net/2014/01/five-syrian-kurds-killed-while-crossing-borders-into-turkey/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150325214308/http://aranews.net/2014/01/five-syrian-kurds-killed-while-crossing-borders-into-turkey/|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 March 2015|website=[[ARA News]]|access-date=2 March 2017|date=23 January 2014}}</ref> Zahir Mulla and Muhammad Ahmad were killed along with other three men (whose identities couldn't be identified), when Turkish border guards opened fire. Others, who accompanied the victims, were hardly beaten by the Turkish guards. ===March 2014 Turkish shootdown of a Syrian aircraft=== On 23 March 2014, Turkish fighter jets shot down a Syrian warplane. The Syrian Arab Republic claims that its aircraft was in Syrian airspace on a mission to attack rebel held areas in the city of Latakia when it was shot down by Turkey in an act of "blatant aggression." The Syrian pilot successfully ejected from the aircraft.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bigstory.ap.org/article/heavy-clashes-syria-near-turkish-border |title=Turkish jet downs Syrian warplane near border |work=The Big Story |access-date=29 October 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141031231249/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/heavy-clashes-syria-near-turkish-border |archive-date=31 October 2014 }}</ref> Turkish Prime Minister Erdoğan stated that Turkish F-16s shot down the aircraft for violating Turkish airspace and said that the Turkish "response will be heavy if you violate our airspace."<ref>{{cite web|author=Staff writer |url=http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2014/03/23/Turkey-downs-Syria-warplane-on-border.html |title=Turkey downs Syria warplane on border |date=23 March 2014 |publisher=Al Arabiya English |access-date=2020-05-19}}</ref> ==2015 incidents== {{See also|Tomb of Suleyman Shah#Events during the Syrian Civil War}} In the night of 21–22 February 2015, a convoy of 572 Turkish troops in 39 tanks and 57 armoured vehicles entered Syria through [[Kobanî]] to evacuate the 38-man Turkish military garrison guarding the [[Tomb of Suleyman Shah|Suleyman Shah tomb]] and move the remains of Suleyman Shah to a different site because of a rumored attack threat of ISIL. The Turkish military did not seek permission from Syria to carry out the mission, the Syrian Foreign Ministry condemned the move, saying that Turkey "committed an act of flagrant aggression on Syrian land." On 16 May 2015, a Turkish Air Force [[General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon|F-16]] shot down an Iranian made [[Ghods Mohajer|Mohajer 4]] UAV that had violated Turkish airspace over Hatay province entering 11&nbsp;km into Turkish airspace. Initial claims by the Turkish government mentioned an intruding helicopter was shot down, but later it was admitted that the downed aircraft was an UAV as claimed by the Syrian side.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=176145|title=ASN Aircraft accident 16-MAY-2015 Mohajer-4|author=Harro Ranter|access-date=29 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.milliyet.com.tr/f-16-larin-vurdugu-iha-suriye-gundem-2060652/|title=F-16'ların vurduğu İHA, İran yapımı 'Muhacir'|date=18 May 2015|access-date=29 May 2015}}</ref> In May, there was a public scandal over video footage released by the newspaper [[Cumhuriyet]] purporting to show Turkish intelligence shipping arms to Syrian Islamist rebels. The editor-in-chief and more than thirty officers involved in the search and the attempted search of another truck of weapons some time earlier now face charges for breaking counter-terrorism laws, attempting to overthrow the government and military espionage.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-turkey-arms-idUSKBN0OE28T20150529|title=Video purports to show Turkish intelligence shipping arms to Syria|date=29 May 2015|work=Reuters}}</ref> ==2016 incidents== {{See also|23 May 2016 Syrian bombings}} On 1 February Syria accused the Turkish military of shelling a location in the country's northern Latakia province. Because of the shelling civilians had been injured.{{citation needed|date=December 2020}} Syrian government condemned the attack.<ref name="https1">{{cite news|url=https://news.yahoo.com/syria-condemns-turkey-cross-border-shelling-130001866.html|title=Syria condemns Turkey 'cross-border shelling'|publisher=yahoo news}}</ref> Also, the Russian Defense Ministry presented a video which claims that shows Turkish military shelling Syrian territory using heavy artillery positioned close to the border.{{citation needed|date=December 2020}} According to Syria's General Staff, Syrian opposition groups have also provided video evidence of the Turkish military shelling Syrian territory.{{citation needed|date=December 2020}} On 13 February 2016, Turkey began heavy artillery bombing of Kurds in North Aleppo and at [[Azaz]] as they advanced against opposition groups.<ref>{{cite news|title=Activists say Turkey shelling Kurds in Syria|url=http://www.balkanews.org/index.php/2016/02/13/activists-say-turkey-shelling-kurds-in-syria/|agency=abruzzo.tv|date=13 February 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160229052458/http://www.balkanews.org/index.php/2016/02/13/activists-say-turkey-shelling-kurds-in-syria/|archive-date=29 February 2016}}</ref> The US urged Turkey to stop the shelling of the Kurds and focus on fighting the group Islamic State (IS),<ref name="bbc.com">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-35571663|title=Syria conflict: Turkey shells Kurdish militia|publisher=bbc}}</ref> however, Turkey defied the US and French calls and continued the shelling the next day too.<ref name="yahoo">{{cite news|url=https://news.yahoo.com/turkey-strikes-kurdish-fighters-syria-second-day-114818315.html|title=Hopes for Syria ceasefire dim as Turkey shells Kurds|publisher=yahoo}}</ref> Also, in a telephone call with German Chancellor [[Angela Merkel]], Turkish Prime Minister [[Ahmet Davutoglu]] said Turkey will continue to strike back at Kurdish fighters in Syria.<ref name="yahoo"/> Kurdish officials said that at least three YPG fighters have died since the shelling started on Saturday.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dw.com/en/france-urges-turkey-to-stop-syria-shelling/a-19048625|title=France urges Turkey to stop Syria shelling|publisher=dw}}</ref> Syria called the Turkish strikes a violation of its territory, and urged UN Security Council action to "put an end to the crimes of the Turkish regime".<ref name="yahoo"/> It also accused Ankara of allowing some 100 gunmen to enter Syria, also, the [[Syrian Observatory for Human Rights]] said some 350 Islamist fighters had been allowed to travel through Turkish territory on Saturday 14 February 2016 to reinforce Islamist rebels in Azaz and Tal Rifaat.<ref name="yahoo"/> Turkish artillery also targeted Syrian forces on both days.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.livemint.com/Politics/LFRxSbfo0ssytSXgR0rz7M/Turkey-strikes-Kurd-regime-forces-in-Syria-mulls-ground-at.html|title=Turkey strikes Kurd, regime forces in Syria, mulls ground attack|publisher=livemint}}</ref> The Syrian government has accused Turkey, Qatar and Saudi Arabia of being behind a wave of bombings in the coastal cities of [[Tartous]] and [[Jableh]].<ref name="ReferenceC">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-36365843|title=Syria blames Turkey, Qatar and Saudi Arabia for deadly bombings|publisher=bbc}}</ref><ref name="reuters">{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-latakia-idUSKCN0YE0PB|title=Bombs kill nearly 150 in Syrian government-held cities: monitor|publisher=Reuters}}</ref> At least five suicide bombers and two devices planted in cars killed nearly 150 people and wounded at least 200. Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attacks.<ref name="ReferenceC"/><ref name="reuters"/> The attacks were the first of their kind in Tartous and in Jableh.<ref name="ReferenceC"/><ref name="reuters"/> This part of Syria had escaped the worst of the civil war till these attacks.<ref name="ReferenceC"/><ref name="reuters"/> These cities were government-controlled territory that hosted Russian military bases. Russia had ==2017 incidents== {{Empty section|date=January 2021}} ==2018 incidents== {{Empty section|date=January 2021}} ==2019 incidents== {{Empty section|date=January 2021}} ==2020 incidents== {{Empty section|date=January 2021}} ==2021 incidents== {{Empty section|date=January 2021}} == 2022 incidents == On 19 November 2022, Turkey launched [[Operation Claw-Sword|airstrikes]] over several towns in northern Syria, a week after the [[2022 Istanbul bombing]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Turkey launches airstrikes over northern Syria |language=en-US |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/turkey-launches-airstrikes-over-northern-syria/2022/11/19/1d310c04-6859-11ed-b08c-3ce222607059_story.html |access-date=2022-11-19 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> == 2023 incidents == {{Empty section|date=September 2024}} ==The Siege of Kobani== {{Further|Siege of Kobanî}} In the early fall of 2014, the Kurdish town of Kobani, which is yards from the Turkish border, was besieged by [[ISIS]]. When shells and other munitions occasionally crossed into Turkish territory, the Turkish army would shoot back. There was also a massive refugee problem, and this led to riots in Turkey and further action by the parliament.{{citation needed|date=December 2023}} ==Clashes inside Syria== {{Main|Northwestern Syria offensive (April–August 2019)}} 91 Syrian Army soldiers were killed by Turkish Armed Forces and allied groups in Afrin during 2018 [[Operation Olive Branch]] (96 Turkish soldiers were killed in these clashes).<ref name=nowruz>{{cite web|url=http://www.syriahr.com/en/?p=121535|title=On the eve of Nowruz festivals…Afrin witnesses arrests against its residents by the factions of "Olive Branch" on charge of celebrating and setting fire in the festival's anniversary • The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights|date=21 March 2019|access-date=14 September 2019}}<br />{{cite web|url=http://www.syriahr.com/en/?p=136684|title=3 members including a Turkish soldier were killed as a result of targeting by unidentified persons to a military checkpoint in Afrin city north-west of Aleppo • The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights|date=5 August 2019|access-date=14 September 2019}}</ref> On 13 June 2019, during an ongoing [[Northwestern Syria offensive (April 2019–present)|offensive]] by the Syrian government against rebels in [[Idlib Governorate|Idlib]] and [[Hama Governorate|Hama]], pro-government forces reportedly targeted Turkish [[Turkish military operation in Idlib Governorate|observation]] forces stationed in the area as part of [[Idlib demilitarization (2018–present)|demilitarization]] agreement between [[Russia]], [[Turkey]] and [[Iran]]. The Turkish minister of defense stated that the attack on Turkish forces included 35 mortar shells, 3 Turkish soldiers were reportedly wounded as a result, soon after the Russian government claimed that a cease-fire had been established between Turkey, Russia, the rebels and the Syrian government, however the rebels and Turkish government denied a cease-fire had been implemented.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/06/turkey-syrian-forces-hit-observation-tower-syria-idlib-190613075813748.html |title=Turkey says Syrian forces hit observation tower in Idlib &#124; Syria News |publisher=Al Jazeera |date=2019-06-13 |access-date=2020-05-19}}</ref> In response to the attacks Turkish foreign minister [[Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu]] stated the attacks were intentional, the Turkish government also stated the Turkish military would respond to any attacks on their positions in Syria.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkey-says-syrian-government-forces-attacked-its-observation-point-144148 |title=Turkey vows to respond if Syria's attacks on its bases continue - Turkey News |publisher=Hurriyetdailynews.com |date=2019-06-13 |access-date=2020-05-19}}</ref> The Russian military denied the Syrian government was behind the attack but instead blamed the Syrian rebels calling them "terrorists", for attacking Turkish positions, the Russian government also claimed that the Turkish government had asked the Russian military for help in protecting Turkish forces in Idlib and that the Turkish government had given the coordinates of rebel positions to the Russian military.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/|title=Reuters &#124; Breaking International News & Views|date=25 May 2023|website=Reuters}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Turkey asks Russia for help after its troops come under heavy fire in Idlib |url=https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/turkey-asks-russia-for-help-after-its-troops-come-under-heavy-fire-in-idlib/ |website=[[Al-Masdar News]] |date=2019-06-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923195748/https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/turkey-asks-russia-for-help-after-its-troops-come-under-heavy-fire-in-idlib/ |archive-date=2021-09-23 |url-status=dead}}</ref> On 14 June, the Turkish military sent reinforcements to Idlib.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/turkey-retaliates-against-regime-attack-in-syrias-idlib/1505501# |title=Turkey retaliates against regime attack in Syria's Idlib |publisher=Aa.com.tr |date=2019-06-16 |access-date=2020-05-19}}</ref> On 16 June, the Turkish government claimed that Turkish positions in Idlib had again come under Syrian government fire and retaliated by shelling Syrian government positions.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/turkey-retaliates-against-regime-attack-in-syrias-idlib/1505501 |title=Turkey retaliates against regime attack in Syria's Idlib |publisher=Aa.com.tr |date=2019-06-16 |access-date=2020-05-19}}</ref><ref name="auto"/> On 19 August, a Turkish military convoy headed towards [[Khan Shaykhun]] was targeted by Syrian warplanes multiple times. The airstrikes resulted in casualties and forced the convoy to halt.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Step_Agency/status/1163347182034010112|title=الطيران الحربي يستهدف السيارات المرافقة للرتل التركي بالرشاشات في معرة النعمان على الطريق الدولي بريف #إدلب مما أدى لمقتل عنصر من قوات المعارضة.|last=Agency|first=Step News|date=2019-08-19|website=@Step_Agency|language=ar|access-date=2019-08-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/air-strike-hit-near-turkish-military-convoy-idlib|title=Syrian government air strikes intercept Turkish military convoy in Idlib|website=Middle East Eye|language=en|access-date=2019-08-19}}</ref> On 23 August, following the capture of a rebel pocket in the region, the [[Syrian Army]] fully [[Encirclement|encircled]] the Turkish observation post at [[Murak, Syria|Murak]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aawsat.com/english/home/article/1869021/syrian-regime-forces-surround-turkish-army-post|title=Syrian Regime Forces Surround Turkish Army Post|website=Asharq AL-awsat|language=en|access-date=2019-08-24}}</ref> In 2019, 29 Syrian Army soldiers were killed by Turkish Armed Forces and allied groups in North East Syria during [[Operation Peace Spring]].<ref name="30days">{{Cite web|url=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/|title=قوات سوريا الديمقراطية تواصل تمشيط القرى والمواقع التي تقدمت إليها الفصائل الموالية لتركيا بأطراف عين عيسى - المرصد السوري لحقوق الإنسان}}</ref> ==NATO response== [[File:Nato Missle Defense System in Turkey against Syria.jpg|thumb|NATO-backed missile defense system stationed in [[Gaziantep]], Turkey.<ref name="youtube.com"/>]] {{Main|Operation Active Fence}} Following Ankara's invocation of [[North Atlantic Treaty#Article 4|Article IV]] of the Washington Treaty, [[NATO]]'s [[North Atlantic Council]] stated that the alliance: ''"...&nbsp;demands the immediate cessation of such aggressive acts against an ally, and urges the Syrian regime to put an end to flagrant violations of international law&nbsp;..."''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/03/world/europe/turkey-syria-tension/index.html |title=Turkey strikes targets in Syria in retaliation for shelling deaths |publisher=CNN.com |access-date=2012-10-09}}</ref> And on 9 October 2012, NATO Secretary-General [[Anders Fogh Rasmussen]] reported that NATO completed making plans to defend Turkey from Syrian attack.<ref>{{cite news|title=NATO says plans in place to defend Turkey from Syrian attacks|url=https://www.foxnews.com/world/nato-says-plans-in-place-to-defend-turkey-from-syrian-attacks/|access-date=9 October 2012|newspaper=AP|date=9 October 2012}}</ref> Soon after by 12 December, [[MIM-104 Patriot]] missiles from [[Netherlands]], [[Germany]], and [[United States|U.S.]] were deployed in Turkish territory as part of [[Operation Active Fence]]. ==See also== * [[List of border conflicts]] * [[Israeli–Syrian ceasefire line incidents during the Syrian civil war|Israeli-Syrian ceasefire line incidents during the Syrian Civil War]] * [[Operation Active Fence]] * [[Syria–Turkey relations]] * [[Turkey–ISIL conflict]] ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2014/03/23/Turkey-downs-Syria-warplane-on-border.html * http://bigstory.ap.org/article/heavy-clashes-syria-near-turkish-border * https://web.archive.org/web/20150204062119/http://aranews.org/en/home/kurdish-region/963-five-syrian-kurds-killed-while-crossing-borders-into-turkey.html {{Syrian civil war}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Syrian-Turkish border clashes}} [[Category:Military operations of the Syrian civil war]] [[Category:Military operations of the Syrian civil war involving Turkey]] [[Category:Military operations of the Syrian civil war involving the Syrian government]] [[Category:2012 in Turkey]] [[Category:2013 in 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