Battle of Ras al-Ayn (2019)

Second Battle of Ras al-Ayn
Part of the Syrian Civil War and the 2019 Turkish offensive into north-eastern Syria
Date9 October 2019 – 20 October 2019[1]
(1 week and 4 days)
Location
Result

Turkish Armed Forces and Allies victory

Belligerents
 Turkey
Syrian National Army
Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria
Units involved

Turkish Armed Forces

Syrian National Army

Syrian Democratic Forces

Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown
33 civilians killed (per SOHR)[7]

The Second Battle of Ras al-Ayn occurred during the 2019 Turkish offensive into north-eastern Syria, as part of the Rojava conflict of the Syrian Civil War. The battle was fought between Turkish Armed Forces and the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army (SNA) against the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).[8] The battle resulted in the capture of Ras al-Ayn/Serê Kaniyê by Turkish/SNA forces on 20 October, and the incorporation of the town under the Turkish occupation of northern Syria.[1]

  1. ^ a b c "Turkish army takes control over Syrian border city of Ras al-Ayn - TV". TASS.
  2. ^ "القوات التركية والفصائل تحاصر مدينة رأس العين (سري كانييه) بشكل كامل، ولا صحة لسيطرة "النظام السوري" على سجون قوات سوريا الديمقراطية ضمن المناطق التي انتشرت بها • المرصد السوري لحقوق الإنسان". 17 October 2019.
  3. ^ "قوات سوريا الديمقراطية تنسحب من كامل مدينة رأس العين (سري كانييه) • المرصد السوري لحقوق الإنسان". October 20, 2019.
  4. ^ "Opinion | 'Oh My God, Why Are They Doing This?' Northeastern Syrians Await Their Fate". The Forward. 13 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Syria: Kurdish forces pull out of besieged town | DW | 20.10.2019". DW.COM.
  6. ^ Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi (21 December 2020). "Liwa al-Shamal al-Dimoqrati: Component of the Syrian Democratic Forces". Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  7. ^ "11 days of Operation “Peace Spring”" Syrian Human rights Observatory http://www.syriahr.com/en/?p=144627
  8. ^ "'They didn't help us in WWII': Trump dismisses plight of Kurds facing Turkish onslaught in Syria". ABC News. 2019-10-09. Retrieved 2023-04-17.