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rdf:type
rdfs:label
  • Afrin offensive (January–March 2018)
owl:sameAs
prov:wasDerivedFrom
skos:prefLabel
  • Afrin offensive (January–March 2018)
skos:altLabel
  • Turkish military operation in Afrin
  • :Afrin offensive (January–March 2018)
  • Afrin offensive
  • Seizure of Afrin
clgo:causalties
  • ----
  • Per SDF:
  • Per Turkey:
  • PerSOHR:
  • 78 killed
  • 1,648+ killed
  • 302 killed
  • 447 killed
  • 51 killed, 228 wounded
clgo:combatant
  • Democratic Federation of Northern Syria
  • Syrian Democratic Forces
  • Free Syrian Army
  • Sinjar Alliance
  • Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria
  • Supported by:
  • Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army(TFSA)
  • International Freedom Battalion(IFB)
  • Iran(alleged)
  • Other rebel factions
  • Syrian Arab Republic (20 Feb. – 21 March)
clgo:commander
clgo:date
  • 2018-03-24
clgo:isPartOfMilitaryConflict
clgo:notes
  • TheTAFannounced the start of Operation Olive Branch on 20 January, while the Turkish Defence Minister stated it \"de facto started with cross-border shelling\" the day before when one additional SDF fighter was killed.
  • Denied by Turkey, but confirmed by Turkey's pro-KurdishHDP.
clgo:place
clgo:result
  • Turkish and TFSA victory
  • *Turkish Armed Forcesandtheir alliescapture the entireAfrin District(282 towns and villages), includingAfrincity.
  • *YPG-held territory in Afrin along the Turkish-Syrian border is captured by the TFSA, linking Azaz and Idlib (previously cut offsince February 2016).)
  • *Beginning ofSDF insurgencyin captured territories.
clgo:strength
  • 20,000
  • 8,000–10,000
  • 6,400
  • 10,000–25,000
  • 800+
  • Unknown number ofT-155 FırtınaHowitzers
  • 2T129 ATAK
  • Tens ofF-16 Fighting Falcon
  • Unknown number ofF-4E 2020 Terminator
  • Unknown number ofKirpiAPC
  • Unknown number ofLeopard 2A4
  • Unknown number ofM60T Sabra
  • Unknown number ofT-122 SakaryaRocket Artillery