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
 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]

  1. ^ a b "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.
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  5. ^ a b "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.
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  8. ^ "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.


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