Back غارات بليون الجوية 2020 Arabic Luftangriffe 2020 in Balyun German حمله هوایی بلیون Persian 2020 İdlib saldırısı Turkish
| 2020 Balyun airstrikes | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Northwestern Syrian civil war offensive | |
| Location | |
| Target | Turkish Armed Forces |
| Date | 27 February 2020 |
| Executed by |  Russian Air Force Syrian Arab Air Force |
| Casualties |  34 soldiers killed[a]50–70 soldiers killed (per other sources, close to Turkey)[3][4][5] 36–60 wounded[6][4] |
On 27 February 2020, during the Dawn of Idlib 2 Operation, a joint airstrike was executed by the Russian and Syrian Air Forces against a convoy of the Turkish Army stationed in Balyun, within the Idlib Governorate. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan reported that the assault resulted in the loss of 34 Turkish soldiers.[1] However, alternative sources close to Turkey, suggested a significantly higher death toll, ranging from 50 to 70 casualties, marking it as the most lethal attack on Turkish forces since their engagement in the Syrian Civil War commenced.[3][7][8][9] The assault also inflicted injuries on an estimated 36 to 60 soldiers, with 16 of them reported to be in a critical state.[6][4] This incident represented the most substantial loss of life experienced by the Turkish Army on foreign territory since the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974.[10] In response to this attack, the Turkish Armed Forces initiated Operation Spring Shield in the province of Idlib.
- ^ a b "Erdoğan: İdlib'de 59 şehit verdik". www.sozcu.com.tr (in Turkish).
- ^ "At least 34 soldiers of the Turkish Forces were killed in airstrikes today". Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. 2020.
- ^ a b SPIEGEL, DER. "Türkische Soldaten sterben durch Luftangriffe in Idlib - DER SPIEGEL - Politik". www.spiegel.de.
- ^ a b c Gurcan, Metin (28 February 2020). "Deciphering Turkey's darkest night in Syria". Al-Monitor.
- ^ Dozens of Turkish soldiers killed in strike in Idlib in Syria Archived 2020-02-29 at the Wayback Machine
Erdoğan is reaping what he sowed: Turkey is on the brink of disaster in Syria - ^ a b "33 Turkish soldiers killed, 36 wounded in Syria's Idlib - live blog". Ahval. Archived from the original on 14 December 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- ^ "Dozens of Turkish soldiers killed in strike in Idlib in Syria". MSN. Archived from the original on 29 February 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- ^ Tisdall, Simon (2 March 2020). "Erdoğan is reaping what he sowed: Turkey is on the brink of disaster in Syria". The Guardian.
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