Turkmen Mountain
| Turkmen Mountain | |
|---|---|
| جبل تركمان | |
  Turkmen Mountain Turkmen Mountain | |
| Highest point | |
| Coordinates | 35°46′53″N 35°58′57″E / 35.78139°N 35.98250°E |
| Geography | |
| Location | Latakia, Syria |
Turkmen Mountain (
Bayırbucak locally in Turkish, neighboring the Turkish border. The name is not historically attested in written sources, and came into use in the media around 2012. [2]
The mountain range runs along the eastern length of
Syrian Civil War,[6] especially in The Turkmens mountains, where the Government enacted a demographic change by forcing the last remaining Turkmen families to leave to Turkey, and settled Alawite families in the areas controlled by government forces.[7]
Two
Su-24 fighter jets in Syria on 24 November 2015. Both pilots ejected safely, however one pilot was killed by Turkmen forces.[8][9]
References
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- ^ Turkmen Mountain and Its Strategic Importance (Ar)
- ISBN 9780691173894.p. 100
- ^ "President Bashar Assad's homeland is no longer a safe place to retreat to". The Economist. 3 Nov 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- ^ "Assad regime launches operation in Latakia region, attacks Syrian Turkmen village". DailySabah. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ^ "Russia, Assad regime continue pounding Turkmen Mountain". Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ^ "300,000 Turkmens displaced since outbreak of Syrian civil war". DailySabah. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ^ "The regime forces the last remaining Turkmen Families to leave to Turkey". Enab Baladi. 10 April 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
- ^ Tulay Karadeniz and Maria Kiselyova (24 November 2015). "Turkey downs Russian warplane near Syria border, Putin warns of 'serious consequences'". Reuters. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ^ "Turkey shoots down Russian jet for airspace violation near Syrian border - MIDEAST". 25 November 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2016.