2016 Islamic State rocket attacks on Turkey

Terrorist incident in Turkey Rocket attacks on Kilis the Turkey–Islamic State conflict 8 March 2016 – 8 September 2016 (2016 03 08 2016 09 08) Kilis, Turkey ISIS territory in Northern Syria Turkish victory ISIS losses control of the last stretch of border with Turkey in early September With the start of the Turkish military intervention in Syria, ISIS is repelled from the Turkey-Syria border. Turkey Turkey Turkish Armed Forces Turkish Gendarmerie General Directorate of Security ISIL ISIS Military of the Islamic State Dokumacılar Al-Sham Province Al-Barakah Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Turkey Hulusi Akar ISIL Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi None 54 killed 22 civilians (12 Syrian) killedhttp://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/Default.aspx?pageID=517&nID=104153&NewsCatID=341 Eight injured ISIL rocket attacks in Turkey's Kilis 22 September 2016 and 80 woundedEight wounded as rockets from Syria pound Turkish border town Reuters https://web.archive.org/web/20230409165821/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-turkey-syria-rocket-idUSKCN11S1BE 2023-04-09 live https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-turkey-syria-rocket-idUSKCN11S1BE From March to September 2016, the Turkish city of Kilis and surrounding areas came under continuous rocket bombardments by the Islamic State, resulting in retaliatory strikes by the Turkish military on ISIL militants located at the ISIL-occupied areas in North Syria. Since January 2016 and until early May, more than seventy rockets fired from across the border by ISIL had hit this town, killing at least 21 people. Background Being a border town, Kilis has long had a reputation for smuggling and drug trafficking. Kilis is located 5 km (3 miles) from the Syrian border, where Syrian al-Bab district is located, under control of ISIL jihadists since 2014.https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36245505 Syria conflict: Kilis, the Turkish town enduring IS bombardment - BBC News BBC News 9 May 2016 26 August 2016 Almost 100,000 Turkish citizens live in Kilis, but the population has been more than doubled by the arrival of Syrian refugees. Timeline March On 8 March, two people were killed, including a toddler, while two others were wounded as eight rocket projectiles hit Kilis. The projectiles hit the neighborhoods of Ekrem Çetin, Kazım Karabekir, Turgut Özal, and Tibilevler. Three people, including two children, were wounded after a piece of shrapnel hit an automobile on the Kilis highway. In response, the Turkish military retaliated against ISIL with artillery fireTwo killed, two wounded as rocket projectiles from Syria hit Turkey's Kilis 8 March 2016 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/two-killed-two-wounded-as-rocket-projectiles-from-syria-hit-turkeys-kilis.aspx?PageID=238&NID=96180&NewsCatID=352 Hurriyet Daily News 8 March 2016 April 11 April 2016 - 4 people were injured as a result of rocket barrage on Kilis.April 2021 On 19 April 2016, the town was struck by rockets fired by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) from ISIL-occupied Syrian territories, killing 4 people and injuring 8 others. ABC News Australia: "Four dead as rockets hit teachers' dormitory in Turkish town of Kilis near Syria border" 18 Apr 2016Reuters: "Anger, fear sweeps Turkish border town under attack from Islamic State" BY HUMEYRA PAMUK May 16, 2016 On April 22, three people were killed and six others were wounded when ISIL rocket projectiles hit the border province of Kilis.http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/16-wounded-as-two-rocket-projectiles-fired-from-syria-land-in-turkeys-kilis.aspx?pageID=238&nID=98241&NewsCatID=341 16 wounded as two rocket projectiles fired from Syria land in Turkey's Kilis hurriyet On April 24, two rockets fired from ISIL hit Kilis. 16 people were wounded, six of whom were Syrian citizens. On April 25, the Turkish General Staff announced that eight militants of the ISIL were killed the same day when Turkish artillery units shelled a missile launcher.http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/eight-isil-militants-killed-in-turkish-shelling-in-syria-army.aspx?pageID=238&nID=98309&NewsCatID=509 Eight ISIL militants killed in Turkish shelling in Syria: Army hurriyet Also, the same day the U.S.-led coalition hit ISIL targets in northern Syria, located directly across from the southeastern province of Kilis.http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkey-coalition-hit-isil-after-rockets-kill-two-in-kilis.aspx?pageID=238&nID=98294&NewsCatID=352 Turkey, coalition hit ISIL after rockets kill two in Kilis hurriyet On April 26, according to the Turkish army, two missile launchers belonging to the ISIL were destroyed in an artillery strike which also killed 11 ISIL militants. This was the second such initiative by the Turkish Army in the past two days.http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkish-artillery-shells-missile-launchers-kills-11-isil-militants.aspx?pageID=238&nID=98371&NewsCatID=352 Turkish artillery shells missile launchers, kills 11 ISIL militants hurriyet On April 27, according to Turkish sources, 13 ISIL militants were killed when Turkish artillery units shelled a building in the Duwaibik region to the north of Aleppo. The building used by ISIL militants collapsed, killing 13 militants inside and injuring another seven. Around 150 Katyusha rocket projectiles stored on the ground floor of the building were also destroyed. The same day Turkish artillery units also shelled two missile launchers and killed 11 ISIL militants.http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/13-isil-militants-killed-in-turkish-shelling-in-northern-syria.aspx?pageID=238&nID=98393&NewsCatID=352 13 ISIL militants killed in Turkish shelling in northern Syria hurriyet On April 28, five mortar shells targeting a border military post in the Karkamış district of the southeastern province of Gaziantep were fired by the ISIL. 11 ISIL militants were killed in Turkish artillery shellings following the attack according to Turkish sources.http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/isil-fires-five-mortar-shells-near-turkish-border-post.aspx?pageID=238&nID=98455&NewsCatID=341 ISIL fires five mortar shells near Turkish border post hurriyet On April 29, two rocket projectiles fired by the ISIL hit the border province of Kilis in Turkey.http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/two-rocket-projectiles-hit-turkeys-kilis.aspx?pageID=238&nID=98498&NewsCatID=341 Two rocket projectiles hit Turkey's Kilis hurriyet May On 12 May, it was reported that Turkish artillery pounded Islamic State targets in northern Syria and the U.S.-led coalition carried out air strikes, killing 28 militants near a Turkish border town of Kilis, repeatedly hit by rocket fire.https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-turkey-idUSKCN0Y30ZP Turkish artillery, U.S.-led coalition jets pound Islamic State in Syria: sources 12 May 2016 26 August 2016 Reuters Pamuk Humeyra By May 16, Turkish authorities reported at least 21 people had been killed from shelling in Kilis Province as a whole since January, in more than 70 separate incidents. June November 2016 July November 2016 August Jarabulus offensive (2016) On August 22, Turkey shelled ISIS positions after three mortar rounds hit Kilis.https://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/a-c8ae-Turks-shell-Isis-but-keep-sights-on-Jarabulus#.V76lPPkrLIV Turks shell Isis but keep sights on Jarabulus Peoples Printing Press Society 26 August 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160824000234/https://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/a-c8ae-Turks-shell-Isis-but-keep-sights-on-Jarabulus#.V76lPPkrLIV 24 August 2016 dead November 2016 Aftermath On 22 September, a rocket hit a bazaar area in the Canpolat Paşa neighborhood in the afternoon in Kilis injuring eight, including five children and an adult.https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-turkey-syria-rocket-idUSKCN11S1BE Eight wounded as rockets from Syria pound Turkish border town Reuters 23 September 2016 On 1 October, two of the three rockets hit a hilly area close to the border while the third one fell into an empty field in the neighborhood of Ekrem Cetin. A police officer was killed and two soldiers were slightly injured during the destruction of an unexploded rocket.http://aa.com.tr/en/todays-headlines/3-projectiles-hit-turkeys-southeastern-kilis/656840 3 projectiles hit Turkey's southeastern Kilis 2 October 2016 Responses NATO: On 19 May 2016, at the foreign ministers meeting to be held in Brussels, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said that the situation in Iraq and Syria as well as Kilis, battered since January by rockets fired by Daesh in Syria, along with measures to counter Russia in Eastern Europe will top the agenda.http://www.dailysabah.com/war-on-terror/2016/05/19/daesh-attacks-against-kilis-situation-in-syria-iraq-to-top-nato-meeting-stoltenberg Daesh attacks against Kilis, situation in Syria, Iraq to top NATO meeting: Stoltenberg Daily Sabah 19 May 2016 26 August 2016 See also Surface-to-surface missile External links HuberTurk - Kilis'te roketin düşme anı kamerada (rocket attack video from March 2016 RT (rocket attack video from 24 April 2016) References 30em Category:2016 in Syria Category:2016 murders in Turkey Category:2016-related lists Category:History of Kilis Province Category:Islamic State terrorist incidents in Turkey Category:Military operations involving the Islamic State * Category:Turkey–Islamic State conflict Category:Islamic State terrorist incidents in 2016 Category:Attacks on the Islamic State