Turkish military operation in Idlib Governorate
| Turkish military operation in Idlib Governorate | ||||||||
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| Part of the Turkish involvement in the Syrian civil war | ||||||||
Turkish flags represent Turkish observation posts and other military installations as of 20 December 2020 | ||||||||
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| Belligerents | ||||||||
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Syrian Arab Republic Hezbollah |
Al-Qaeda Anti-ceasefire Hayat Tahrir al-Sham factions | |||||||
| Units involved | ||||||||
| Unknown |
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| Strength | ||||||||
| 20,000—30,000 | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | ||||||||
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54 soldiers, 2 civilian including baylun Airstrike contractors Unknown |
Per SOHR: 170 soldiers and 27 militiamen killed (between 15th of January and the 5th of March 2020). Per Middle East Institute: 405 government soldiers and militias killed Per Turkey: 3,136 soldiers and militiamen killed or wounded | 4 killed by TAF | ||||||
The Turkish military operation in Idlib Governorate (Turkish: İdlib Harekâtı), code-named Idlib De-escalation Control Force activities (Turkish: İdlib Gerginliği Azaltma Kontrol Gücü faaliyetleri) by Turkey, was an operation by the Turkish Armed Forces which started in October 2017, following the earlier Operation Euphrates Shield. It was the third cross-border operation by the Turkish military, following Operation Euphrates Shield and Operation Shah Euphrates.