ED ▁use ▁by ▁the ▁PK K ▁and ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁eight ▁soldiers ▁inside ▁one ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁has ▁prompt ed ▁the ▁Turkish ▁Ar med ▁Forces ▁to ▁upgrade ▁its ▁fleet ▁of ▁arm oured ▁vehicles . ▁This ▁has , ▁in ▁part , ▁led ▁to ▁additional ▁orders ▁for ▁the ▁improved ▁Cob ra ▁II . ▁ ▁Cob ras ▁have ▁also ▁been ▁used ▁effectively ▁by ▁the ▁Free ▁Sy rian ▁Army ▁against ▁IS IS ▁and ▁Y PG ▁during ▁Operation ▁Eu phr ates ▁Sh ield . ▁ ▁Bur k ina ▁F aso ▁ ▁A ▁Bur kin abe ▁army ▁vehicle ▁was ▁struck ▁by ▁an ▁I ED ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁Kom p ien big a , ▁after ▁hitting ▁an ▁I ED ▁laid ▁by ▁terror ists , ▁the ▁explos ion ▁over turn ed ▁the ▁army ▁vehicle ▁ups ide ▁down , ▁after ▁which ▁it ▁caught ▁fire . ▁At ▁least ▁three ▁dead ▁and ▁four ▁wounded . ▁ ▁Oper ators ▁ ▁Current ▁Cob ra ▁operators ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁: ▁ 1 9 4 ▁Cob ras ▁sold ▁to ▁Niger ia . ▁▁▁ ▁: ▁ 3 0 ▁Cob ra ▁sold ▁to ▁R w anda . ▁U sed ▁in ▁UN ▁peace keep ing ▁o ps ▁in ▁the ▁Central ▁African ▁Republic . ▁▁▁▁ ▁— ▁Small ▁number ▁captured ▁from ▁I SI L , ▁which ▁in ▁turn ▁captured ▁them ▁from ▁Turkish - back ed ▁re bel ▁forces ▁▁ ▁Sy rian ▁National ▁Army ▁ ▁Cob ra ▁II ▁current ▁and ▁planned ▁operators ▁ ▁Gallery ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Kom ats u ▁L AV ▁of ▁Japan