General information
Type of Incompatibility: Not applicable
Date of first battle related death: 2018-01-21
Date of conflict reached 25 battle releated deaths: 2019-10-09
Comment on conflict reached 25 battle releated deaths: The non-state conflict between SNA and SDF is first included in UCDP data in 2019. In Osctober of that year, clashes between the two groups had resulted in more than 25 battle-related deaths.
Annual information
This section contains annual information systematically collected by the UCDP.
2015
Primary Parties: -
Dimension: Non-State
| Estimated Fatalities | |
|---|---|
| High | 0 |
| Best | 0 |
| Low | 0 |
Numbers include fatalities for all dyads both active and inactive for this year
2018
Primary Parties: -
Dimension: Non-State
| Estimated Fatalities | |
|---|---|
| High | 10 |
| Best | 10 |
| Low | 10 |
Numbers include fatalities for all dyads both active and inactive for this year
2019
Primary Parties: SNA - SDF
Secondary Warring Parties Side A: Government of Turkey
Dimension: Non-State
| Estimated Fatalities | |
|---|---|
| High | 1338 |
| Best | 1290 |
| Low | 1084 |
Numbers include fatalities for all dyads both active and inactive for this year
2020
Primary Parties: SNA - SDF
Secondary Warring Parties Side A: Government of Turkey
Dimension: Non-State
| Estimated Fatalities | |
|---|---|
| High | 520 |
| Best | 482 |
| Low | 434 |
Numbers include fatalities for all dyads both active and inactive for this year
2021
Primary Parties: SNA - SDF
Secondary Warring Parties Side A: Government of Turkey
Dimension: Non-State
| Estimated Fatalities | |
|---|---|
| High | 210 |
| Best | 189 |
| Low | 179 |
Numbers include fatalities for all dyads both active and inactive for this year
2022
Primary Parties: SNA - SDF
Secondary Warring Parties Side A: Government of Turkey
Dimension: Non-State
| Estimated Fatalities | |
|---|---|
| High | 173 |
| Best | 163 |
| Low | 163 |
Numbers include fatalities for all dyads both active and inactive for this year
2023
Primary Parties: SNA - SDF
Secondary Warring Parties Side A: Government of Turkey
Dimension: Non-State
| Estimated Fatalities | |
|---|---|
| High | 259 |
| Best | 258 |
| Low | 257 |
Numbers include fatalities for all dyads both active and inactive for this year
2024
Primary Parties: SNA - SDF
Secondary Warring Parties Side A: Government of Turkey
Dimension: Non-State
| Estimated Fatalities | |
|---|---|
| High | 584 |
| Best | 579 |
| Low | 579 |
Numbers include fatalities for all dyads both active and inactive for this year
2025
Primary Parties: SNA - SDF
Secondary Warring Parties Side A: Government of Turkey
Dimension: Non-State
| Estimated Fatalities | |
|---|---|
| High | 355 |
| Best | 345 |
| Low | 345 |
Numbers include fatalities for all dyads both active and inactive for this year
Conflict Archive
This section contains annual information no longer systematically collected by the UCDP.
2015 Conflict Archive
Terminated: NO
2018 Conflict Archive
Terminated: NO
2019 Conflict Archive
Comment on Activity: The US-led international coalition, which had previously supported SDF, withdrew most of their troops from Syria in October 2019. Just a few days later, Turkey and SNA initiated Operation Peace Spring, and started to target SDF-held border towns in Raqqah, Al Hasakah and Aleppo governorates. Subsequently the Turkish-backed SNA captured an area stretching from border towns of Tall Abyad in Raqqah governorate, to Ras al Ayn in Al Hasakah governorate, and led to the displacement of over 300 000 civilians.
With the latest operation against the group, the SDF turned to the Russia-supported Syrian government for help. Though the Syrian government denies the legitimacy of SDF and the two parties disagree on several crucial issues, they have retained a relatively calm relationship throughout the Syrian civil war. That allowed both actors to keep an open line of communications, mostly through Russia, which, in turn, made it possible for them to quickly negotiate and reach an agreement.
On October 17, the US mediated an agreement between SDF and Turkey, which led to a halt to the Turkish-backed SNA Peace Spring operation. Since then hostilities were mainly skirmishes and exchanges of shelling, mostly carried out by the SNA.
Terminated: NO
2020 Conflict Archive
Terminated: NO
2021 Conflict Archive
Comment on Activity: Sporadic clashes and shelling continued throughout 2021, concentrated to northern Aleppo province, northern Hasakah province and northern Raqqa province, along the Turkish border.
Terminated: NO
2022 Conflict Archive
Terminated: NO
2023 Conflict Archive
Terminated: NO
2024 Conflict Archive
Terminated: NO
2025 Conflict Archive
Terminated: NO
