Turkish military operation in Idlib Governorate

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, is an operation by the Turkish Armed Forces which started in October 2017, following the earlier Operation Euphrates Shield. It is the third cross-border operation by the Turkish military, following Operation Euphrates Shield and Operation Shah Euphrates.

Turkish military operation in Idlib Governorate
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
Date7 October 2017 – present
(6 years, 4 months and 1 week)
Location
Idlib Governorate, Aleppo Governorate, Latakia Governorate and Hama Governorate Syria
Result

Ongoing

  • Turkish Armed Forces establish 70-78 military bases and observation points as of October 2020.
Belligerents
 Turkey
Syrian National Army
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham		 Syrian Arab Republic
 Hezbollah		 Al-Qaeda
Anti-ceasefire Hayat Tahrir al-Sham factions
Units involved

Turkish Armed Forces

 Unknown
  • Kata'ib Khattab al-Shishani (possibly Katibat al-Tawhid wal-Jihad)
Strength
20,000—30,000
Casualties and losses
(54 soldiers, 2 civilian including baylun Airstrike contractors)
Unknown		 427+ killed by TAF 4 killed by TAF
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