Col. Ahmed Othman[4] (Sultan Murad Division commander)
Fehim İsa[5] (Sultan Murad Division commander)
Ali Şeyh Salih[6] (DOW) (Sultan Murad Division commander)
Dates of operation
2012–present
Allegiance
Syrian Turkmen Assembly
Syrian Turkmen National Bloc
Syrian Democratic Turkmen Movement
Group(s)
Sultan Murad Division
Mehmed the Conqueror Brigade
Alparslan Special Forces
Syrian Turkmen Front
Sultan Selim Brigade
Anwar al-Haq Battalion
Ashab al-Yamin Brigade
2nd Coastal Division
Turkmen Mountain Brigade
Muntasir Billah Brigade
Suleyman-Shah Brigade
Sultan Malik-Shah Brigade
Samarkand Brigade (formerly part of the Hamza Division)
Active regions
Aleppo Governorate
Latakia Governorate
Ideology
Turkish nationalism
Neo-Ottomanism
Pan-Turkism
Size
5,000 (2015)[1]
Part of
Syrian National Army
Allies
Turkey
Grey Wolves[7][8]
al-Nusra Front[9][10] (only in Latakia)
Ahrar ash-Sham[9]
Opponents
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Syrian Armed Forces
Syrian Democratic Forces[11]
Battles and wars
Syrian Civil War
Siege of Homs
2012 Homs offensive
Battle of Aleppo (2012–2016)
Battle of al-Haffah
Campaign for Turkmen Mountain, Bayırbucak, Salib al-Turkman towards Latakia[12]
2014 Latakia offensive
2015–16 Latakia offensive
2015 Russian Sukhoi Su-24 shootdown
2016 Latakia offensive[2]
Operation Euphrates Shield
Battle of al-Rai (August 2016)
Northern al-Bab offensive (September 2016)
Colours
Light blue, White, Red/Maroon
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Syrian Turkmen Brigades (Turkish: Suriye Türkmen Tugayları; Arabic: كتائب تركمان سوريا), also called the United Turkmen Army (Turkish: Birleşik Türkmen Ordusu; Arabic: الجيش التركماني الموحد), are an informal armed opposition structure composed of Syrian Turkmen and Turks that form the military wing of the Syrian Turkmen Assembly, primarily fighting against the Syrian Armed Forces, Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and the Syrian Democratic Forces.[13] They are aligned with the Syrian opposition and are heavily supported by Turkey, which provides funding and military training along with artillery and aerial support.[14][15][16] The groups represent a wide spectrum of ideologies from Islamism to secular Turkish nationalism.
^ abcde"Turkey, Syrian Turkmen team up to form United Turkmen Army". Yeni Safak. 2015.
^ abIzat Charkatli (4 August 2016). "Another rebel commander bites the dust". al-Masdar News. Archived from the original on 10 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
^ abCite error: The named reference jihadists was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^"Turkish Forces and Rebels Storm Into Syria, Taking IS Stronghold of Jarablus". VOA. 24 August 2016.
^"SULTAN MURAT TÜMENİ KOMUTANI FEHİM İSA TATHAMUS TÜRKMEN KÖYÜNÜN DEAŞ TERÖR ÖRGÜTÜNDEN TEMİZLENDİĞİNİ AÇIKLADI". 24 August 2016.
^"Sultan Murat Tugayları: Önce Çobanbey ardından Menbiç'e ilerleyeceğiz". 25 August 2016.
^"Grey Wolves take on black flag in Syria". Intelligence Online. 2 December 2015.
^"Greek Defense Ministry confirms Russian Su-24M bomber was downed in Syrian airspace". TASS. 2 December 2015. Archived from the original on 13 December 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
^ ab"Who are the Turkmen in Syria?". BBC News. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
^"Syrian war's al-Qaida affiliate calls for terror attacks in Russia". The Guardian. 13 October 2015.
^Sami Kohen (26 December 2015). "Suriye Türkmenleri dört cephede savaşıyor (Syrian Turkmen fighting on 4 fronts)". Milliyet. Retrieved 27 December 2015. Statement: "Kurdish people is not our enemy, but PYD and YPG are, because they kicked Turkmen from their homes, burned villages and are currently trying to displace Turkmen and help Assad against them"
^ORSAM 2013.
^ORSAM 2013, p. 14.
^Uğur Ergan (13 September 2011). "Turkish military starts training missions in Iraq, Syria - MIDEAST". Hurriyetdailynews.com. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
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