✦ History

Part of Syrian civil war

Operation Spring Shield

February 27 – March 6, 2020 · Idlib Governorate

Result Ceasefire

Turkey attacked Syrian government forces in Idlib after an airstrike killed many Turkish soldiers. A Russian-Turkish ceasefire ended the operation.

On the map Contemporaries

Turkey and Syrian National Army

Syrian government

Other

Turkey
Syria
Iran
Hezbollah
Hulusi Akar military commander Yaşar Güler military commander
Suheil al-Hassan military commander Maher al-Assad military commander

Strength and losses

Strength
8,350–20,000
Killed
40

Syria Casualties 3,159

Iran Killed 21

Units

Special Forces Command (Turkey) Turkish Armed Forces Turkish Land Forces Turkish Air Force
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Syrian Air Defence Force Syrian Armed Forces Syrian Army Syrian Air Force
Radwan Force 25th Special Mission Forces Division