Operation Active Fence

Operation Active Fence
Part of Syrian Civil War
U.S. service members stand by a Patriot Missile Battery in Gaziantep, Turkey
NATO Operation Active Fence: U.S. and NATO Patriot missile batteries
Date4 December 2012 – present
(11 years, 11 months, 1 week and 4 days)
Location
southeastern Turkish border region with Syria
Result

Ongoing NATO operation;

  • To protect southern Turkey from possible missile and chemical attacks from Syria
Belligerents

 NATO-led coalition[1][2]

  Syria
 Russia[10] (Since 2015)
 Iran[citation needed]
 ISIS[11]
Commanders and leaders

Spain
(Operational Commander)
Czech Republic 1st Lt. Michaela Curikova[3]
Germany
Netherlands Col. Niels Vredegoor[12]
Italy Lt. Gen. Massimo SCALA[13]
Turkey

United States Col. Michael Kloepper		 Syria Unknown
Russia
Iran
Islamic State
Strength
Germany 2 Patriot Batteries[4]
Germany 400 soldiers
Italy 1 SAMP-T Battery[5]
Italy 4th Anti-aircraft Artillery Regiment "Peschiera"
Italy 130 soldiers[5]
Netherlands 2 Patriot Batteries[6]
Netherlands 1751 soldiers[14]
Spain 1 Patriot Battery[7]
Spain 130 soldiers
United States 2 Patriot Batteries[8]
United States 52nd Air Defense Artillery Brigade[15]
United States 173rd Airborne Brigade[16]		 Syria Scud Missile Batteries[8]
Casualties and losses
None None

Operation Active Fence is an ongoing NATO operation to protect the Turkish southern border region with Syria as part of the ongoing Syrian Civil War.

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  7. ^ a b "Active Fence VII - Spanish army".
  8. ^ a b c "Anatolian Protector - Active Fence".
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  10. ^ Cite error: The named reference telegraph was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  11. ^ Cite error: The named reference dt26 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  12. ^ "Mission complete: Netherlands finish air defense role in Turkey". 22 January 2015.
  13. ^ "OCCAR Board of Managers visited the 4th Air Defence Artillery Regiment "Peschiera" in Mantua".
  14. ^ "Operation Active Fence (Patriot mission Turkey)". english.defensie.nl. 27 September 2017.
  15. ^ "10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command".
  16. ^ "173rd Airborne Brigade paratroopers secure NATO missile-defense sites". 20 March 2015.