Syrian Turkmen Brigades

United Turkmen Army
United Turkmen Army
Birleşik Türkmen Ordusu; الجيش التركماني الموحد
	Official flag of Syrian Turkmen as declared by the official governing body of Turkmen in Syria, the Syrian Turkmen Assembly on 25 November 2015.
Leaders	Ahmet Arnavut; (overall commander); Lt. Tarık Solak; (2nd Coastal Division-2nd brigade commander); Riyad Qarrah Bijeq (DOW); (2nd Coastal Division commander); Alparslan Çelik; (Turkmen Mountain Brigade commander); Ömer Abdullah; (Field commander); Adil Orli; (Field commander); Col. Ahmed Othman; (Sultan Murad Division commander); Fahim Issa; (Sultan Murad Division commander); Ali Şeyh Salih (DOW); (Sultan Murad Division commander);
Dates of operation	2012–2025
Allegiance	Syrian Turkmen Assembly Syrian Turkmen National Bloc; Syrian Democratic Turkmen Movement;
Groups	Sultan Murad Division; 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 Union; Sultan Malik-Shah Brigade; Samarkand Brigade (formerly part of the Hamza Division); Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror Brigade; Seljuk Brigade;
Active regions	Aleppo Governorate; Latakia Governorate;
Ideology	Turkish nationalism; Neo-Ottomanism; Pan-Turkism;
Slogan	Onur ve Özgürlük Mücadelesi; (Fighting for Dignity and Freedom)
Size	5,000 (2015)
Part of	Free Syrian Army; Syrian National Army;
Allies	Turkey; Grey Wolves; al-Nusra Front; (only in Latakia); Ahrar ash-Sham;
Opponents	Syrian Arab Armed Forces; Russia; Hezbollah; Islamic State; Syrian Democratic Forces;
Wars	Syrian Civil War Siege of Homs 2012 Homs offensive; ; Rojava conflict Rojava–Islamist conflict; ; Battle of Aleppo (2012–2016); Battle of al-Haffah; Campaign for Turkmen Mountain, Bayırbucak, Salib al-Turkman towards Latakia 2014 Latakia offensive; 2015–16 Latakia offensive 2015 Russian Sukhoi Su-24 shootdown; ; 2016 Latakia offensive; ; Operation Euphrates Shield Battle of al-Rai (August 2016); Northern al-Bab offensive (September 2016); ; Northwestern Syria offensive (2024) Battle of Aleppo (2024); ; ;
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), were an informal armed opposition structure composed of Syrian Turkmen that form the military wing of the Syrian Turkmen Assembly, primarily fighting against the Syrian Arab Armed Forces, Islamic State (IS) and the Syrian Democratic Forces. They were aligned with the Syrian opposition and were heavily supported by Turkey, which provides funding and military training along with artillery and aerial support. The groups represent a wide spectrum of ideologies from Islamism to secular Turkish nationalism.