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Operation Olive Branch

Operation Olive Branch (Turkish: Zeytin Dalı Harekâtı) was an invasion by the Turkish Armed Forces and Syrian National Army (SNA) in the Kurdish-majority Afrin District of northwest Syria, against the People's Protection Units (YPG) of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). The air war and use of major artillery ended as the Arab and Turkmen militias of the…

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Location
Afrin and Azaz districts, Aleppo Governorate, Syria
Result
Turkish-SNA victory
Territorial changes
Turkish Armed Forces and Syrian National Army capture the YPG-held Afrin District, including a total area of 2,000 square kilometres (770 sq mi) and 282 settlements including Af…

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Composition of forces

Afrin offensive

Aftermath and SDF insurgency

Human rights violations

Damage to archaeological and cultural sites

Economic consequences

Reactions in Turkey

Reactions in Syria

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Operation Olive Branch

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Operation Olive Branch

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related to UN-member states · 151
Operation Olive Branch → According, Afrin, After, After Turkey, American, Angela Merkel, Ankara, April, As Turkey, Assad, Assistant, Azerbaijan, Bekir Bozdag, Boris Johnson, Breul, Bulgaria, Bulgaria Rumen Radev, Bundestag, CDU's Norbert Röttgen, Cem
related to YPG · 14
Operation Olive Branch → Afrin, Archived, Daily Sabah, February, Geneva Call, SDF, The, The United Nations, Turkish, UK, Wayback Machine, While, YPG, YPG/YPJ
related to External links · 9
Operation Olive Branch → Afrin Operation Center, International Studies, Kurds' Interview, Media, Rami Al RahmanUnderstanding Turkey's, Strategic, Turkey, Wikimedia Commons SOHR, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
Date · 2
Operation Olive Branch → 20 January.mw-parser-output .citation{word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}[a] – 24 March 2018 (2 months and 4 days), Date20 January.mw-parser-output .citation{word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}[a] – 24 March 2018 (2 months and 4 days…
Location · 1
Operation Olive Branch → Afrin and Azaz districts, Aleppo Governorate, Syria
Result · 1
Operation Olive Branch → Turkish-SNA victory
Territorial changes · 1
Operation Olive Branch → Turkish Armed Forces and Syrian National Army capture the YPG-held Afrin District, including a total area of 2,000 square kilometres (770 sq mi) and 282 settlements including Af…

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afrin turkish turkey ypg forces syrian operation government said stated also killed city civilians kurdish sdf february march fighters military

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Operation Olive BranchDateDate20 January.mw-parser-output .citation{word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}[a] – 24 March 2018 (2 months and 4 days…1.00infobox
Operation Olive BranchDate20 January.mw-parser-output .citation{word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}[a] – 24 March 2018 (2 months and 4 days)1.00infobox
Operation Olive BranchLocationAfrin and Azaz districts, Aleppo Governorate, Syria1.00infobox
Operation Olive BranchResultTurkish-SNA victory1.00infobox
Operation Olive BranchTerritorial changesTurkish Armed Forces and Syrian National Army capture the YPG-held Afrin District, including a total area of 2,000 square kilometres (770 sq mi) and 282 settlements including Af…1.00infobox
Operation Olive Branchrelated to External linksWiktionary-logo-en-v20.60section
Operation Olive Branchrelated to External linksMedia0.60section
Operation Olive Branchrelated to External linksWikimedia Commons SOHR0.60section
Operation Olive Branchrelated to External linksTurkey0.60section
Operation Olive Branchrelated to External linksKurds' Interview0.60section
Operation Olive Branchrelated to External linksRami Al RahmanUnderstanding Turkey's0.60section
Operation Olive Branchrelated to External linksAfrin Operation Center0.60section

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