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Turkey–Islamic State conflict

2013 · Turkey

Part of: spillover of the Syrian Civil War Wikidata

Wikidata classes on our event-class list: armed conflict (all its classes: Wikidata item)

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The Turkey–Islamic State conflict are a series of attacks and clashes between the state of Turkey and the Islamic State. Turkey joined the War against the Islamic State in 2016, after the Islamic State attacks in Turkey. The Turkish Armed Forces' Operation Euphrates Shield was aimed against both the Islamic State and the SDF. Part of Turkish-occupied northern Syria, around Jarabulus and al-Bab, was taken after Turkey drove the Islamic State out of it.

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Turkey–Islamic State conflict. (2026, September 6). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Turkey%E2%80%93Islamic_State_conflict&oldid=1373613002

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“Turkey–Islamic State conflict.” Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 6 Sept. 2026, en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Turkey%E2%80%93Islamic_State_conflict&oldid=1373613002.

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