2022 Jarqli airstrikes

2022 Jarqli airstrike
Part of Turkish involvement in the Syrian civil war
Location
Jarqli, Aleppo Governorate, Syria
TargetSyria Syrian Army
Date16 August 2022
Executed byTurkey Turkish Air Force
Casualties38–102 soldiers killed[1][2]
Unknown wounded

On 16 August 2022, the Turkish Air Force targeted a Syrian Army military base near the town of Kobanî, killing at least 38 Syrian government soldiers. The airstrikes were allegedly launched in response to the killing of a Turkish Army soldier in the town of Karkamış by the Syrian Democratic Forces earlier in the day.[3][1]

References

  1. ^ a b "بالفيديو مقتل العشرات من قوات النظام السوري بغارة تركية استهدفت موقعهم شرقي حلب" [In the video, dozens of Syrian regime forces were killed in a Turkish raid targeting their position east of Aleppo] (in Arabic). Step News Agency. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Turkish Warplanes Target Government Post In Syria's Kobani". North Press Agency. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Turkish warplanes airstrikes 17 soldiers killed in regime and SDF military positions in NE Syria". Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
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