Operation Dost

Operation Dost
Part of 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes
Operational scopeHumanitarian relief
Location
Planned byIndian Armed Forces and Minister of External Affairs (India)
ObjectiveRelief and rescue operations in Turkey and Syria
Date6 February 2023
Executed byIndian Armed Forces, Indian Air Force, National Disaster Response Force

Operation Dost (Operation Friend) was the search and rescue operation initiated by the Government of India to aid Syria and Turkey, after the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes devastated both countries on 6 February 2023. The epicenter was 37 km west of Gaziantep, Turkey.