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The drones have been instrumental in providing continuous updates and data to the crisis-response team for damage detection and search-and-rescue support, along with coordination activities. [47] On 20 June 2023, a Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drone crashed in Qandil, northern lraq. The wreck fell in an area under Kurdish militia control. [48]
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and local sources confirmed that a Turkish drone was shot down by US forces. [2] [5] [6] In the vicinity of Al-Hasakah, Syria, several Turkish strikes occurred at 7:30 AM local time, with some of them inside a US-declared restricted operating zone. The drones were situated approximately one kilometer away ...
The UAVs were developed for the Turkish Armed Forces from 2004 until the present. Some models are designed for surveillance and reconnaissance only, others are capable of tactical ground-strike missions. Baykar is also developing drones to counter other aerial systems. [2] The word bayraktar means flag-bearer in Turkish.
The Pentagon said Thursday the U.S. military shot down an armed Turkish drone that came within 500 meters (yards) of American troops in northeastern Syria, in a rare use of force by one NATO ...
A few hours later a Turkish drone came within less than a half a kilometer (0.3 miles) of U.S. troops and was deemed a threat and shot down by F-16 aircraft.
On 8 December 2024 at 11:00 p.m. AST, a Turkish drone strike targeted a residential structure in Al-Mustariha village, located in the Ayn Issa countryside north of Raqqa.The attack resulted in the deaths of twelve members of a single family, six of which were children and several of whom were women.
On 8 December, the Turkish state-run Anadolu Agency reported that Orayma and Umm Dadat were captured by the SNA. [28] Turkey started supporting the SNA's offensive by conducting drone strikes on SDF positions. [1] Turkish reports claim that 80% of Manbij were captured by the SNA. [29] The MMC denied any gains by the SNA. [13]
The Kızılelma UCAV is designed to be used as a loyal wingman by the combat aircraft of the Turkish Air Force. [23] [clarification needed] 17 June 2023, Turkish UAV Bayraktar KIZILELMA reached an altitude of 9.5 km during the 12th test flight. [24]