On 16 August 2022, the Turkish Air Force targeted a Syrian Army military base near the town of Kobanî, killing at least 38 Syrian government soldiers. The airstrikes were allegedly launched in response to the killing of a Turkish Army soldier in the town of Karkamış by the Syrian Democratic Forces earlier in the day.[3][1]
| 2022 Jarqli airstrike | |
|---|---|
| Part of Turkish involvement in the Syrian civil war | |
| Location | Jarqli, Aleppo Governorate, Syria |
| Target |  Syrian Army |
| Date | 16 August 2022 |
| Executed by |  Turkish Air Force |
| Casualties | 38–102 soldiers killed[1][2] Unknown wounded |
References edit
- ^ a b "بالفيديو مقتل العشرات من قوات النظام السوري بغارة تركية استهدفت موقعهم شرقي حلب" [In the video, dozens of Syrian regime forces were killed in a Turkish raid targeting their position east of Aleppo] (in Arabic). Step News Agency. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ "Turkish Warplanes Target Government Post In Syria's Kobani". North Press Agency. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ "Turkish warplanes airstrikes 17 soldiers killed in regime and SDF military positions in NE Syria". Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
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