Middle East 639
Participants: 640 Turkey/652 Syria
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Syria accused Turkish patrols of seizing two Syrian policemen within
Syrian territory. Later, an exchange of fire occurred when a Syrian patrol encoun-
tered Turkish soldiers engaged in a firefight with Turkish smugglers, again in Syrian
territory.
Coding changes: Fatalities changed from Missing.
MID#3165
Dispute Number: 3165
Date(s): March 30, 1962
Participants: 640 Turkey/652 Syria
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Two Syrian border guards accidently crossed the Turkish border and one
was killed by a mine. A firefight then broke out.
MID#3168
Dispute Number: 3168
Date(s): May 26, 1965
Participants: 652 Syria/640 Turkey
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (Negotiated)
Fatalities: 1–25 deaths
Narrative: A clash broke out between Syrian and Turkish border patrols over a stray
herd of Syrian sheep. Two Turkish soldiers were killed. The two countries managed
to settle the situation after negotiations.
Coding changes: Start Date changed from May 27, 1965. End Date changed from
May 27, 1965. Outcome changed from Unclear. Settlement changed from None.
MID#3922
Dispute Number: 3922
Date(s): October 21, 1989
Participants: 652 Syria/640 Turkey
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Two Syrian MiG-21s shot down a Turkish geographical survey plane 13
miles inside the Turkish province of Hatay. Five civilians were killed. There is specu-
lation that the attack was a response to a Turkish threat to cut back the flow of water
from the Euphrates River, Syria’s lifeline, if Syria failed to curb attacks on Turkey by
Kurdish separatists.