Four days before this incident, Turkey's forces and Free Syrian Army (FSA) had launched a military operation into northern Syria against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and Kurdish forces affiliated with the People's Protection Units (YPG), which is the main fighting constituent within the SDG that contains Arab and other constituents.
Di 24ê Tebaxê de TSK û OSOyê di bina navê operasyona li dijî DAIŞê de êrişî hêzên kurd (HSD-YPG) kiribûn û li axa Sûriyê operasyon dabûn destpêkirin.