2018 Syrian–Turkish border clashes

2018 northern Syria border clashes
	Part of the Rojava conflict, Turkish involvement in the Syrian civil war, and the Kurdish–Turkish conflict (2015–present)
	; Joint patrols by the United States Armed Forces and the Turkish Land Forces, conducted in November 2018 to prevent further clashes in northern Syria.
Date	31 October – 6 November 2018; (6 days)
Location	Northern Syria Northeastern Aleppo Governorate; Northern Raqqah Governorate; Northwestern Hasakah Governorate;
Status	SDF victory SDF temporarily suspends its Deir ez-Zor offensive to respond to Turkish military action;
Belligerents
Turkey	Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria Euphrates Region;
Commanders and leaders
Hulusi Akar (Minister of Defense)	Unknown
Units involved
	Rojava Syrian Democratic Forces People's Protection Units (YPG); Al-Sanadid Forces; Self Defense Forces (HXP); ;
Casualties and losses
1 troop transport	5 killed
	1 civilian killed

The 2018 Syrian-Turkish border clashes began on 31 October 2018 when the Turkish Armed Forces began to shell People's Protection Units (YPG) positions near the cities of Kobani and Tell Abyad as well as surrounding villages. Turkey views the YPG as an extension of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which has been waging an insurgency in Turkey for over 40 years.

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