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Operation Shah Euphrates | |
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Part of Foreign Involvement in the Syrian Civil War, Turkey–ISIL conflict and Turkish military intervention in Syria | |
Location | 36°N 38°E / 36°N 38°E |
Commanded by | Gen. Necdet Özel |
Date | 22 February 2015 |
Executed by | Turkey People's Protection Units[1] |
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Casualties | 1 soldier (non-combat) |
Operation Shah Euphrates (Turkish: Şah Fırat Operasyonu) was an operation by the Turkish military to relocate the tomb of Suleyman Shah in Syria conducted on 21/22 February 2015. The tomb, which was positioned inside Turkey's only foreign enclave,[2] had been surrounded by self-proclaimed Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) forces for over 4 months.[3] Due to the presence of ISIS, the exclaves garrison was recently raised from eleven Turkish soldiers to thirty eight.[4]