Operation Shah Euphrates

Operation Shah Euphrates
Part of Foreign Involvement in the Syrian Civil War, Turkey–ISIL conflict and Turkish military intervention in Syria
View of the Tomb of Suleyman Shah
Location
Aleppo Governorate, Syria

36°N 38°E / 36°N 38°E / 36; 38
Commanded by Gen. Necdet Özel
Date22 February 2015
Executed by Turkey
People's Protection Units
Outcome
  • Tomb of Süleyman Shah was transferred
  • Turkish soldiers were evacuated
Casualties1 soldier (non-combat)

Operation Shah Euphrates (Turkish: Şah Fırat Operasyonu) was an operation by the Turkish military to relocate the tomb of Suleyman Shah in Syria conducted on 21/22 February 2015. The tomb, which was positioned inside Turkey's only foreign enclave, had been surrounded by self-proclaimed Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) forces for over 4 months. Due to the presence of ISIS, the exclaves garrison was recently raised from eleven Turkish soldiers to thirty eight.

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