Turco-Russian confrontation

Russo-Turkish confrontation in Syria

Part of the Spillover of the Syrian Civil War, Turkish involvement in the Syrian Civil War, and Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War

Turkish Air Force (F-16C Falcon).jpg

Turkish Air Force F-16C flies an aerial superiority mission during Operation Allied Force on April 4, 1999

Date

6 June 2012 – 9 August 2016
(4 years, 2 months and 3 days)

Location

Syria–Turkey border

Result

Impasse settled

Russian embargoes on Turkey
In early July 2016 Turkey and Russia improved diplomatic relations and proposed to cooperate in fighting the Islamic State, with Turkey proposing Russia to use the Incirlik Air Base.
Aleppo offensive (June–August 2016)
Turkey closed its borders with Syria 9 August 2016
Russian-Turkish military, diplomatic and intelligence mechanism set up marking major cooperation.

Belligerents

Turkey
Turkish allied groups:
Syrian opposition groups
Ahrar ash-Sham
Syrian Turkmen Brigades

Political support:

Russia
Russian allied groups:
Syria
Hezbollah

Political support:

Serbia
Iraq (alleged)
Armenia
Iran

Commanders and leaders

Valery Gerasimov
Viktor Bondarev
Ali Abdullah Ayyoub

Casualties and losses

Aircraft lost

RF-4E

Aircraft lost

Syrian Mi-17
Syrian MiG-23
Russian Su-24
Russian Mi-17
Unknown origin Orlan-10

Impasse settled

Turkey
Turkish allied groups:
Syrian opposition groups
Ahrar ash-Sham
Syrian Turkmen Brigades

Political support:

Russia
Russian allied groups:
Syria
Hezbollah

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