Operation Shah Euphrates
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Operation Shah Euphrates (
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) forces for over 4 months.[3] Due to the presence of ISIS, the exclaves garrison was recently raised from eleven Turkish soldiers to thirty eight.[4]
Operation
On the night of 21–22 February 2015, a
Kobani.[4] According to Hasip Kaplan of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), the Kurdish People's Defense Units (YPG) shall have been supporting the rescue.[6]
Reactions
Despite Interior Minister
ISIS.[6]
New location
The tomb is now located in Turkish-controlled territory 200 meters inside Syria, 22 km (14 mi) west of Kobani and 5 km (3.1 mi) east of the Euphrates, less than 2 km (1.2 mi) southeast of the Turkish village of Esmesi (Esmeler or Esme or Eshme) that is in southernmost Birecik District. Prime Minister of Turkey at the time, Ahmet Davutoğlu said that later a new tomb will be constructed in Syrian territory.
References
- ^ Taştekin, Fehim; Muslim, Salih (November 27, 2016), Why Turkey issued arrest warrant for this Kurdish leader, archived from the original on November 28, 2016
- ^ Akkoc, Raziye. "Who is Suleyman Shah and why is his tomb so important?". Telegraph. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
- ^ Kiford, Chris (2 March 2015). "Operation Shah Euphrates -- a short military analysis". Today's Zarman. Archived from the original on 26 March 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ a b c Aktar, Cengiz. "The spectre of Suleyman Shah". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
- ^ "Turkey Sends Troops into Syria to Retrieve Ottoman Tomb, Guards • the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights". 23 February 2015.
- ^ a b c d e Letsch, Constanze (2015-02-22). "Turkish troops enter Syria to rescue soldiers guarding tomb". The Guardian. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
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