April 2017 Turkish airstrikes in Syria and Iraq
| April 2017 Turkish airstrikes in Syria and Iraq | |
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| Part of the Turkish involvement in the Syrian civil war, the War in Iraq (2013–2017), the Rojava conflict, and the Kurdistan Workers' Party insurgency (2015–2025) | |
| Type | Airstrike |
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| Commanded by | General Staff of the Republic of Turkey |
| Target | |
| Date | 25 April 2017 02:00 EEST (UTC+03:00) |
| Executed by | Turkish Air Force |
| Casualties | 70 killed (per Turkey)
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In the early morning of 25 April 2017, the Turkish Air Force conducted multiple airstrikes against media centers and headquarters of the People's Protection Units (YPG) and the Women's Protection Units (YPJ) in northeastern Syria, and against positions of the Sinjar Resistance Units (YBŞ) on Mount Sinjar, northwestern Iraq. The airstrikes killed 20 YPG and YPJ fighters in Syria in addition to five Peshmerga soldiers in Iraq.
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