Events
Syria: First mass protestsTurkey: TP status granted to Syrian refugeesTurkish President Abdullah Gül urges Syrian President Assad to step down from powerLFIP and TP policy enacted; DGMM becomes operationalIslamic State: Declaration of Caliphate in SyriaTurkey: Attempt at limiting refugee flow by ending free-visa agreement held with Syria; Work permit system implementedEU-Turkey Statement: agreement on Turkey's refugee intakeDGMM gains prominent role in tackling refugee issueCompletion of Turkey's wall building project on its border with Syria: closing border to Foreign Terrorist Fights (FTFs)Turkey: First refugee camps builtTurkey starts forcibly deporting Syrian refugees to SyriaDefeat of IS Caliphate in Syria and IraqErdogan threatens to send its refugees to EuropeOct.: US withdraws troops from Syria ⇒ Turkey unilaterally launches Operation Peace Spring: military assault against Kurdish forces in northeast Syria to establish 'safe zone' for refugee resettlementNov 1: Joint Turkish and Russian patrols around alleged 'safe zone' startOct 29: SDF forces withdraws from designated 'safe zone' areaPeriods
Turkey: Syria's first group of refugees cross the borderBattle of Kobane (IS vs YPG): massive Syrian refugee influx towards TurkeyOperation Euphrates ShieldOperation Olive Branch: Turkish operation to clear Afrin region in northern Syria from IS terrorist and Turkish Kurdish militants (PKK)
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