Order of battle for Operation Euphrates Shield

This is the order of battle for 2016-2017 Turkish cross-border military offensive, codenamed "Operation Euphrates Shield" by Turkey.

Turkey and allied forces edit

  Turkey

  Hawar Kilis Operations Room

  Free Idlib Army[11]

   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

  Syrian Turkmen Brigades

  •   Sultan Malik-Shah Brigade[19]
  •    Muntasar Billah Brigade[20]

  Ahrar al-Sham[21]
  Army of Sunna
   Authenticity and Development Front


Support:
  United States Armed Forces[a]

  Russian Armed Forces[a]

  British Armed Forces[a]

ISIL edit

  Military of ISIL

Syrian Democratic Forces and allied forces edit

  Syrian Democratic Forces

  Jarabulus Military Council[24]


  International Freedom Battalion


Support:
  United States Armed Forces[a]

Syrian Government and allied forces edit

  Syria


Support:
  Russian Armed Forces[a]

Notes edit

^ a: Only against ISIL
^ b: Part of the Syrian Turkmen Brigades as well

References edit

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  7. ^ Serhat Erkmen (1 September 2016). "Analiz: Fırat Kalkanı'nda bir haftalık bilanço". Deutsche Welle.
  8. ^ Albin Szakola (25 August 2016). "Turkey-backed rebels aim for key ISIS-held town". NOW.
  9. ^ "Turkish-led forces capture first village in northern Syria". al-Masdar News. 24 August 2016.
  10. ^ Caleb Weiss (29 August 2016). "Two US-backed groups clash in northern Syria". The Long War Journal.
  11. ^ "New rebel group formed in Idlib". AMN. 20 September 2016.
  12. ^ "24 August 2016". Daesh Daily. 25 August 2016.
  13. ^ "Mountain Hawks Brigade withdraw from Euphrates Shield and head to Aleppo". ARA News. 17 September 2016. Archived from the original on 21 September 2016.
  14. ^ "Ahrar Al-Sharqya Withdraw From Euphrates Shield As They Refuse The US Forces Interfere To Rai (Video) – Qasion News Agency". Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  15. ^ Christoph Ehrhardt (26 August 2016). "Krieg in Syrien – Die Trennlinien verschwimmen". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German).
  16. ^ "Front rebels Syria braced for a fight early Jarablos". Al-Bawada. 26 August 2016.
  17. ^ "بيان تشكيل المجلس العسكري لمدينة أخترين و ريفها". YouTube. 3 September 2016.
  18. ^ [1] Tal Rifaat formation of a Unified Military Council and Political office are formed
  19. ^ "Cerablus'taki Durumu, Suriye Türkmen Meclisi Bşk. Anlatıyor – Detay 13 – TRT Avaz". YouTube. 7 September 2016.
  20. ^ [2] Türkmen Tugayı, Türkmenlere Fırat Kalkanı'na katılın çağrısında bulundu
  21. ^ 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)
  22. ^ "Kurdish-aligned group in north Syria says targeted by Turkish warplanes". Al-Masdar News. 27 August 2016.
  23. ^ 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)
  24. ^ "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.
  25. ^ "Syrian rebels captured by YPG confess to torturing Kurdish fighters". Rudaw Media Network. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  26. ^ Chris Tomson (23 October 2016). "Kurdish forces capture village in northern Aleppo as the Turkish Army redeploys". al-Masdar News. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  27. ^ "British YPG fighters 'head to Manbij to face Turkish forces'". Middle East Eye. 2 September 2016.
  28. ^ 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.