Operation Olive Branch
Operation Olive Branch (Turkish: Zeytin Dalı Harekâtı) was a cross-border military operation conducted by the Turkish Armed Forces and Syrian National Army (SNA) in the majority-Kurdish Afrin District of northwest Syria, against the People's Protection Units (YPG) of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). The air war and use of major artillery ended as the Arab and Turkmen militias of the SNA entered the city of Afrin on 18 March 2018, and the SDF insurgency in Northern Aleppo began.
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Operation Olive Branch
Operation Olive Branch (Turkish: Zeytin Dalı Harekâtı) was a cross-border military operation conducted by the Turkish Armed Forces and Syrian National Army (SNA) in the majority-Kurdish Afrin District of northwest Syria, against the People's Protection Units (YPG) of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). The air war and use of major artillery ended as the Arab and Turkmen militias of the SNA entered the city of Afrin on 18 March 2018, and the SDF insurgency in Northern Aleppo began.
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Operation Olive Branch (Turkis ...... kilometres short of the town.
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2,772 killed
318 killed (as of 27 March)
61 soldiers and 1 civilian worker killed, 243 soldiers wounded
616 killed
Per Turkey:
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Democratic Federation of Northern Syria
International Freedom Battalion(IFB)
Iran(alleged)
Other rebel factions
Sinjar Alliance
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Syria (20 Feb. – 21 March)
Syrian National Army (SNA)
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date
2018-03-24
2018-03-25
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TheTAFannounced the start of O ...... tional SDF fighter was killed.
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Turkish and SNA victory
strength
10,000–25,000
20,000 (late February)
2T129 ATAK
8,000–10,000 (late January)
Tens ofF-16 Fighting Falcon
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Democratic Federation of Northern Syria
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International Freedom Battalion
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Iran
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Other rebel factions
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Sinjar Alliance
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Supported by:
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Syria
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Syrian National Army
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Abu Muslim
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Abu Omar al-Idlibi
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Ahmad Fayyadh al-Khalaf
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Bahjt Abedo
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Col. Ahmed Othman
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Fehim Isa
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Gen. Hulusi Akar
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Gen. İsmail Metin Temel
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Haji Ahmed
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Operation Olive Branch
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Main insurgency phase:
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the Rojava conflict, Turkish i ...... urkish conflict (2015–present)
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place
Afrin and Azaz districts, Aleppo Governorate, Syria
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status
Turkish and SNA victory
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strength
Tens of F-16 Fighting Falcon
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Unknown number of F-4E 2020 Terminator
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Unknown number of FNSS ACV-15
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Unknown number of Kirpi APC
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territory
* Turkish Armed Forces and Syr ...... level SDF insurgency continues
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See order of battle
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Operation Olive Branch
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