Turkey–ISIL conflict

Part of the Spillover of the Syrian Civil War and Military intervention against ISIL

Territories controlled by the YPG, ISIL, the Syrian Army, Free Syrian Army, or contested in northern Syria, as of early March 2017, south of the border with Turkey.

Date

11 May 2013 – 29 March 2017
(4 years and 2 days)

Location

Turkey, Syria, and Iraq

Status

Turkish victory

Terrorist attacks by ISIL on Turkish soil since May 2013
Turkish attacks on ISIL positions since January 2014
On 24 August 2016, Turkey begins its military intervention in Syria
Turkey expels ISIL from Northern Aleppo, capturing Jarabulus and Al-Bab

Belligerents

Turkey

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

Military of ISIL
Dokumacılar
Gaziantep terror cell

Commanders and leaders

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (2014–17)

Binali Yıldırım (2016–17)

Hulusi Akar (2015–17)

Abdullah Gül (2013–14)

Ahmet Davutoğlu (2014–16)

Necdet Özel (2013–15)

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
Ilhami Bali (Senior ISIL leader in Turkey)
Abu Husen Tunusi †
(ISIL emir)

Abu Ensari †
(ISIL emir)

Abu Khalid al-Urduni † (ISIL Governor of al-Bab)

Strength

423,299 military personnel
182,805 Gendarmes
(2014 figures)

ISIL military: 15,000–20,000 (late 2016)
Dokumacılar: 60–70
Gaziantep terror cell: 150+ fighters

Casualties and losses

32 Turkish soldiers and 6 police officers killed

300+ civilians killed by ISIL attacks across Turkey

4,440–4,540 killed or captured

Turkish victory

Turkey

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
Ilhami Bali (Senior ISIL leader in Turkey)
Abu Husen Tunusi †
(ISIL emir)

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