This is the order of battle for 2016-2017 Turkish cross-border military offensive, codenamed "Operation Euphrates Shield" by Turkey.
Turkey and allied forces
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- Turkish Armed Forces
Turkish Land Forces
- Third Army
- 57th Commando Regiment[1]
- General Staff
- Third Army
Turkish Naval Forces[2]
Turkish Air Force
8th Main Jet Base Group Command (8. Ana Jet Üs Komutanlığı) (Diyarbakır)
- 181st Squadron "Leopard" (181. Filo "Pars") - F-16C/D Block 40TM/Block 50+ Fighting Falcon (LANTIRN-specialised)
- 182nd Squadron "Accipiter" (182. Filo "Atmaca") - F-16C/D Block 40 Fighting Falcon
- 202nd Liaison and SAR Squadron "East" (202. İrtibat ve Arama-Kurtarma Filosu "Şark") - CN-235M-100, AS-532UL Mk.1+
- 9th Main Jet Base Command (9. Ana Jet Üs Komutanlığı) (Balıkesir)
Sultan Murad Division[b][3][4]
Mehmed the Conqueror Brigade[b]
Levant Front[5]
Descendants of Saladin Brigade[6]- Hamza Division[7]
- Free Syria Brigade
- Samarkand Brigade
Al-Moutasem Brigade[8]- Fastaqim Union
Sham Legion[9]- Elite Army[10]
- 13th Division
Mountain Hawks Brigade[12][13]
(until 17 September)
Free Men of the East Brigade[14]- Conquest Brigade[15]
Syria Revolutionaries Front remnants[16]
Military Councils:
- Akhtarin Military Council[17]
- Al-Bab Military Council
- Tal Rifaat Military Council[18]
- Qabasin Military Council
- Mare Military Council
Ahrar al-Sham[21]
Army of Sunna
Authenticity and Development Front
Support:
United States Armed Forces[a]
ISIL
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Syrian Democratic Forces and allied forces
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Jarabulus Military Council[24]
- Euphrates Jarabulus Brigades
- Free Jarabulus Brigades
- Jarabulus Hawks Brigades
YPG
YPJ- Anti-Terror Units[25] Northern Democratic Brigade[26]
International Freedom Battalion
MLKP
TKP/ML TİKKO
United Freedom Forces
Bob Crow Brigade[27]
Antifascist Internationalist Tabur[28]
Support:
United States Armed Forces[a]
Syrian Government and allied forces
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Support:
Russian Armed Forces[a]
Notes
edit^ a: Only against ISIL
^ b: Part of the Syrian Turkmen Brigades as well
References
edit- ^ "TSK El Bab'a 57. Komando Taburu'nu göndermeye hazırlanıyor". 1 October 2020.
- ^ "Turkey deploys elite commando units in Syria". Daily Sabah. March 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
- ^ "AS IT HAPPENED: Turkish military, coalition forces launch 'Euphrates Shield' operation in Jarablus". Hürriyet Daily News. 24 August 2016.
- ^ "LIVE: Turkish military, coalition forces launch 'Euphrates Shield' operation in Jarablus". Hürriyet Daily News. 24 August 2016. Archived from the original on 24 September 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ^ "Syria à la Carte: Turkish Invasion Highlights Rapidly Shifting Alliances-Maximilian Popp and Christoph Reuter". JK Alternative Viewpoint. 31 August 2016. Archived from the original on 1 September 2016.
- ^ "Turkish-backed FSA rebels set their sights on last IS Aleppo stronghold after border victory". Syria:direct. 5 September 2016.
- ^ Serhat Erkmen (1 September 2016). "Analiz: Fırat Kalkanı'nda bir haftalık bilanço". Deutsche Welle.
- ^ Albin Szakola (25 August 2016). "Turkey-backed rebels aim for key ISIS-held town". NOW. Archived from the original on 16 October 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ "Turkish-led forces capture first village in northern Syria". al-Masdar News. 24 August 2016. Archived from the original on 5 October 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ Caleb Weiss (29 August 2016). "Two US-backed groups clash in northern Syria". The Long War Journal.
- ^ "New rebel group formed in Idlib". AMN. 20 September 2016. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ "24 August 2016". Daesh Daily. 25 August 2016.
- ^ "Mountain Hawks Brigade withdraw from Euphrates Shield and head to Aleppo". ARA News. 17 September 2016. Archived from the original on 21 September 2016.
- ^ "Ahrar Al-Sharqya Withdraw From Euphrates Shield As They Refuse The US Forces Interfere To Rai (Video) – Qasion News Agency". Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ^ Christoph Ehrhardt (26 August 2016). "Krieg in Syrien – Die Trennlinien verschwimmen". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German).
- ^ "Front rebels Syria braced for a fight early Jarablos". Al-Bawada. 26 August 2016.
- ^ "بيان تشكيل المجلس العسكري لمدينة أخترين و ريفها". YouTube. 3 September 2016.
- ^ [1] Tal Rifaat formation of a Unified Military Council and Political office are formed
- ^ "Cerablus'taki Durumu, Suriye Türkmen Meclisi Bşk. Anlatıyor – Detay 13 – TRT Avaz". YouTube. 7 September 2016.
- ^ [2] Türkmen Tugayı, Türkmenlere Fırat Kalkanı'na katılın çağrısında bulundu
- ^ Susan Fraser; Philip Issa (24 August 2016). "U.S. warplanes support Turkish tanks attacking Islamic State forces in Syria". Military Times.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Kurdish-aligned group in north Syria says targeted by Turkish warplanes". Al-Masdar News. 27 August 2016. Archived from the original on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ Wladimir van Wilgenburg; Jan Mohammed (28 August 2016). "Conflict between US-led coalition allies increases, one Turkish soldier killed". ARA News. Archived from the original on 21 May 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Kurdish-backed council says Turkey's intervention to make Syrian town "grave for Erdoğan troops"". ARA News. 26 August 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016.
- ^ "Syrian rebels captured by YPG confess to torturing Kurdish fighters". Rudaw Media Network. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
- ^ Chris Tomson (23 October 2016). "Kurdish forces capture village in northern Aleppo as the Turkish Army redeploys". al-Masdar News. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
- ^ "British YPG fighters 'head to Manbij to face Turkish forces'". Middle East Eye. 2 September 2016.
- ^ Tonacci, Fabio (29 December 2016). "La brigata degli italiani con i curdi verso Raqqa: "Ma a casa non sanno che qui combattiamo"". la Repubblica (in Italian). Rome. p. 8.