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)
TypeAirstrike
Location
Commanded by General Staff of the Republic of Turkey[1]
Target
Date25 April 2017
02:00 EEST (UTC+03:00)
Executed byTurkey Turkish Air Force
Casualties70 killed (per Turkey)[2] 20 YPG fighters injured[1][3]

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.[2]

  1. ^ a b Mohammad Abdulssattar Ibrahim; Maria Nelson (25 April 2017). "Deadly Turkish airstrikes hit US-supported Kurdish militia in Syria's northeast". Syria:direct. Archived from the original on 27 April 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  2. ^ a b Isabel Coles; John Davison (25 April 2017). "Turkish jets strike Kurdish fighters in Syria, Iraq's Sinjar". Reuters.
  3. ^ a b "The Turkish attack on the Kurdish Forces' position kills 28 fighters at least including commander and workers of the media center". SOHR. 26 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Death toll in Turkish raids on Syria Kurds hits 28". Zaman al-Wasl. 26 April 2017.
  5. ^ "12 members of the Kurdish women's force, YPJ, killed in Turkish airstrikes". Kom News. 26 April 2017. Archived from the original on 27 April 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2017.

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