April 2017 Turkish airstrikes in Syria and Iraq

April 2017 Turkish airstrikes in Syria and Iraq
April 2017 Turkish airstrikes in Syria and Iraq
Part of the Turkish involvement in the Syrian Civil War, the War in Iraq (2013–2017), the Rojava conflict, and the Kurdish–Turkish conflict (2015–present)
Type	Airstrike
Location	Al-Malikiyah District, al-Hasakah Governorate, Syria; Mount Sinjar, Nineveh Governorate, Iraq
Commanded by	General Staff of the Republic of Turkey
Target	People's Protection Units; Women's Protection Units; Sinjar Resistance Units; Êzîdxan Women's Units; Kurdistan Workers' Party People's Defence Forces; Free Women's Units; ;
Date	25 April 2017; 02:00 EEST (UTC+03:00)
Executed by	Turkish Air Force
Casualties	70 killed (per Turkey) 16 YPG fighters; 12 YPJ fighters; 5 Peshmerga soldiers; 20 YPG fighters injured

In the early morning of 25 April 2017, the Turkish Air Force conducted multiple airstrikes against media centers and headquarters of the People's Protection Units (YPG) and the Women's Protection Units (YPJ) in northeastern Syria, and against positions of the Sinjar Resistance Units (YBŞ) on Mount Sinjar, northwestern Iraq. The airstrikes killed 20 YPG and YPJ fighters in Syria in addition to five Peshmerga soldiers in Iraq.

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