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Syrian Turkmen Brigades

United Turkmen Army
Birleşik Türkmen Ordusu
الجيش التركماني الموحد
Leaders
  • Ahmet Arnavut[1]
    (overall commander)
  • Lt. Tarık Solak[1]
    (2nd Coastal Division-2nd brigade commander)
  • Riyad Qarrah Bijeq (DOW)[2]
    (2nd Coastal Division commander)
  • Alparslan Çelik[3]
    (Turkmen Mountain Brigade commander)[3]
  • Ömer Abdullah[1]
    (Field commander)
  • Adil Orli[1]
    (Field commander)
  • 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 operation2012–present
AllegianceSyrian Turkmen Assembly
Group(s)
Active regions
Ideology
Size5,000 (2015)[1]
Part of
Allies
Opponents
Battles and warsSyrian Civil War
ColoursLight 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.

  1. ^ a b c d e "Turkey, Syrian Turkmen team up to form United Turkmen Army". Yeni Safak. 2015.
  2. ^ a b Izat 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.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference jihadists was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Turkish Forces and Rebels Storm Into Syria, Taking IS Stronghold of Jarablus". VOA. 24 August 2016.
  5. ^ "SULTAN MURAT TÜMENİ KOMUTANI FEHİM İSA TATHAMUS TÜRKMEN KÖYÜNÜN DEAŞ TERÖR ÖRGÜTÜNDEN TEMİZLENDİĞİNİ AÇIKLADI". 24 August 2016.
  6. ^ "Sultan Murat Tugayları: Önce Çobanbey ardından Menbiç'e ilerleyeceğiz". 25 August 2016.
  7. ^ "Grey Wolves take on black flag in Syria". Intelligence Online. 2 December 2015.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ a b "Who are the Turkmen in Syria?". BBC News. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  10. ^ "Syrian war's al-Qaida affiliate calls for terror attacks in Russia". The Guardian. 13 October 2015.
  11. ^ 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"
  12. ^ ORSAM 2013.
  13. ^ ORSAM 2013, p. 14.
  14. ^ Uğur Ergan (13 September 2011). "Turkish military starts training missions in Iraq, Syria - MIDEAST". Hurriyetdailynews.com. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  15. ^ "Turkey: 45 ISIS militants killed in joint US-Turkish operation in Syrian Aleppo". www.rudaw.net. 14 May 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  16. ^ "Turkey kills 55 IS fighters in Syria | SBS News". Sbs.com.au. 8 May 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2017.

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