SDF insurgency in northern Syria

SDF insurgency in northern Syria
Part of the Syrian civil war
Date25 March 2018 – present
Location
Turkish-occupied areas of northern Syria
Belligerents

Syrian Democratic Forces
People's Protection Units (YPG)
TİKKO[1]
Afrin Liberation Forces (HRE)

Various other insurgent groups[2]
Supported by:
 Syria (per Turkey)[3]
Kurdistan Workers' Party (per Turkey)
  Turkey
Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army (TFSA)
Units involved

Syrian Democratic Forces

Insurgent groups

Syrian National Army

National Front for Liberation

Casualties and losses

Per SOHR:[5]
86 killed

Per SDF:[6][7]
65 killed

Per Turkey:[8][9]

771 killed or captured

Per SOHR:
Syrian opposition 175 killed[10][11]
Turkey 18 killed[12]

Per SDF:[6][7]
Syrian oppositionTurkey 971 killed

Per Turkey:
Syrian opposition 16 killed (first days only)[13]
Turkey 37 killed[14][15]

The SDF insurgency in northern Syria is a campaign of armed attacks carried out by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), following the expansion of the Turkish occupation of northern Syria after the early 2018 Operation Olive Branch carried out by the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) and the Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army (TFSA).

  1. ^ a b "Marxist Insurgents in Afrin: Small arms of TİKKO fighters". www.calibreobscura.com. April 6, 2019.
  2. ^ "Wrath of the Olives: Tracking the Afrin Insurgency Through Social Media". bellingcat. March 1, 2019.
  3. ^ "Damascus or Washington — which side will the YPG choose?". Damascus or Washington — which side will the YPG choose?.
  4. ^ "Three Turkish-backed mercenaries killed in Afrin's Bilbile district". YPG Press Office. 2 December 2018.
  5. ^ 1,586 SDF were killed by 21 March 2019,[1] of which 1,500 were killed by 21 March 2018,[2] leaving a total of 86 SDF reported killed during this period of the insurgency.
  6. ^ a b "YPG: 2422 Turkish soldiers and mercenaries killed in 2018". ANF News.
  7. ^ a b Network, Rojava (January 4, 2020). "Afrin liberation forces: 621 terrorists and Turkish occupation army soldiers were killed 455 terrorists and TSK wounded 9 ALF guerilla soldiers were martyred in actions and airstrikes".
  8. ^ "Erdogan says 3,747 terrorists 'neutralized' in Afrin op". www.aa.com.tr.
  9. ^ "Turkey neutralizes 154 terrorists in April: Defense Ministry". Anadolu Agency. 29 April 2019.
  10. ^ 613 TFSA were killed by 21 March 2019,[3] of which 447 were killed by 21 March 2018,[4] leaving a total of 166 TFSA reported killed during this period of the insurgency. Another 3 TFSA were killed in July–August 2019.[5]
  11. ^ "Fuel truck bomb kills more than 40 in northern Syria". the Guardian. Agence France-Presse. April 29, 2020.
  12. ^ 96 TAF were killed by 11 October 2019,[6][7][8] of which 78 were killed by 21 March 2018,[9] leaving a total of 18 TAF reported killed during this period of the insurgency.
  13. ^ "Afrin beginning to look less like a victory for Turkey as YPG mounts guerrilla campaign". The National. 4 April 2018.
  14. ^ 61 TAF were killed by 11 October 2019,[10][11][12][13][14][15][16] of which 49 were reported killed by 22 March 2018,[17] leaving a total of 12 TAF reported killed during this period of the insurgency.
  15. ^ "Turkish forces kill 3 YPG terrorists after attack in N. Syria". Daily Sabah. 7 April 2021.