2018 Syrian–Turkish border clashes
Skirmish between Turkey and AANES 31 October – 6 November 2018 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 2018 Syrian-Turkish border clashes began on 31 October 2018 when the Turkish Armed Forces began to shell People's Protection Units (YPG) positions near the cities of Kobani and Tell Abyad as well as surrounding villages. Turkey views the YPG as an extension of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which has been waging an insurgency in Turkey for over 40 years.
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2018 northern Syria border clashes | |||||||
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Part of the Rojava conflict, Turkish involvement in the Syrian civil war, and the Kurdish–Turkish conflict (2015–present) | |||||||
Joint patrols by the United States Armed Forces and the Turkish Land Forces, conducted in November 2018 to prevent further clashes in northern Syria. | |||||||
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Turkey | |||||||
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Hulusi Akar (Minister of Defense) | Unknown | ||||||
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1 troop transport[3] | 5 killed[4] | ||||||
1 civilian killed[4] |
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