June 2023 Northeastern Syria clashes

June 2023 Northeastern Syria clashes
Part of Syrian civil war
Date10–14 June 2023
(4 days)
Location
Aleppo and Hasakah Governorates, Northern Syria
Belligerents
 Turkey Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria
Syria Syrian Arab Republic
 Russia
Units involved

Turkish Armed Forces

Syrian Democratic Forces

Syrian Armed Forces

Russia Russia

Casualties and losses
Turkey None 20 killed, 10 wounded[a]
Syria 8 killed, 11 wounded[b]
Russia 1 killed, 4 wounded[5]
1 civilian killed, 8 injured[c]

Starting on 10 June 2023, Turkish Armed Forces launched a campaign of air and ground strikes targeting the Syrian Democratic Forces and the Syrian Army in Northern Syria. On 13 June, the Kurdistan Communities Union announced the suspension of the unilateral ceasefire it had imposed following the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake.[8] The Turkish strikes have also extended to Russian Armed Forces in Syria, killing a Russian soldier and injuring 4 others.[9][5]

Clashes

On 10 June, a Turkish drone strike on a car killed three SDF fighters, including a commander, and injured two others in the town of Ahdas in northern Aleppo province.[10]

On 11 June, rockets launched from Kurdish and Syrian Government held territory struck two Turkish bases in northern Aleppo, without causing any casualties.[11]

On 12 June, a Russian soldier was killed and four others were seriously injured after their vehicle was struck by Turkish artillery on the road linking Herbel with Maarat Umm Hawsh in northern Aleppo.[5][12] Later in the day, two SDF fighters were killed and five civilians were injured after a Turkish drone strike in the town of Kobani.[6]

On 13 June, three Syrian soldiers were killed by Turkish artillery shelling near the town of Oqayba, while a Turkish drone strike destroyed a Syrian Army tank and injured three soldiers near the town of Bailoniya on the same day.[3][13] In the Manbij countryside, two SDF fighters were killed and three others were wounded by two separate Turkish drone strikes.[1]

On 14 June, a Turkish drone strike killed five Syrian soldiers and injured six others near the town of Tell Rifaat, while two others were injured by artillery shelling.[4][14] On the same day Turkish drone strikes and artillery shelling near the villages of Oqayba, Dandaniya and Al-Sayad killed nine SDF fighters and injured two others, while a separate drone attack targeted a car travelling on the Qamishli-al-Malikiyah road killing four SDF fighters and injuring three others.[7][2]

Aftermath

On 19 June, the Syrian Army deployed reinforcements, including tanks, artillery, and hundreds of troops from the Republican Guard, to the towns of Manbij and Arima.[15]

Reactions

Turkey: Turkey's Defense Ministry released a statement saying it had launched a large scale operation in response to the shelling of Turkish territory and that it had "neutralized" 41 terrorists.[16]

AANES: Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK), announced the termination of the unilateral ceasefire it had declared due to escalating attacks by Turkey.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Unprecedented escalation | 52 people killed and wounded in 15 attacks by Turkish drones in north and east Syria in 12 days". SOHR. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Death toll update | member of Kurdish forces died by Turkish bombardment in northern countryside of Aleppo". SOHR. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Arm*ed drone targets Russian base | Three regime soldiers kil*led by Turkish shel*ling in Aleppo". SOHR. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Ongoing Turkish escalation Two regime soldier injured in Turkish bombardment on northern countryside of Aleppo". SOHR. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  5. ^ a b c "Aleppo | Five members of Russian convoy killed and injured in Turkish bombardment and Russian helicopter fly over region to transport injured people". SOHR. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Turkish drone attack | Two combatants killed and five civilians injured in Ain Al-Arab "Kobani"". SOHR. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Dramatic escalation | 26 people killed and injured in 24 hours in attacks by Turkish drones in SDF-controlled areas and areas where Kurdish and regime forces deployed". SOHR. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Kurdish forces end unilateral ceasefire amid escalating attacks by Turkey". Medya News. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  9. ^ "Turkish shelling in northern Syria kills Russian soldier, injures others". Fox News. Associated Press. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  10. ^ "Including a commander Three members of Kurdish People's Protection units kil*led in drone att*ack". SOHR. 10 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  11. ^ "Fir*ed from Aleppo Mis*siles target two bases of Turkish forces in Aleppo countryside". SOHR. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  12. ^ "Reports say Turkish shelling in north Syria kills a Russian soldier, wounds others". ABC News. 12 June 2023.
  13. ^ "Turkish escalation | Turkish drone targets tank of the regime and inj*ures three members including an officer". SOHR. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  14. ^ "Turkish attacks 11 regime soldiers killed and injured by drone in Tel Refaat countryside in Aleppo". SOHR. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  15. ^ "Following five attacks by Turkish drones on regime positions | Large military reinforcement of regime forces arrives in rural Aleppo". SOHR. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  16. ^ "Suriye'nin kuzeyinde 41 terörist etkisiz hale getirildi". TRT. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
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