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Sultan Murad Division
Sultan Murat Tümeni/فرقة سلطان مراد
Leaders
  • Ahmed Othman[1]
  • Fehim İsa[2]
  • Ali Şeyh Salih.[3]
Dates of operation23 March 2013[4]- present
Group(s)
  • Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror Brigade[5]
  • Sultan Murad Brigade
  • Martyr Zaki Turkmani Brigade
  • Ashbal Akida Brigade
  • Hamza and Abbas Brigade
  • Ahli Sunnah and Community Brigade
  • Yarmouk regiment
  • 1st regiment
  • Turkmen Martyrs Brigade
HeadquartersAleppo, Syria
Active regions
IdeologyIslamic democracy, Turkish nationalism
Part ofFree Syrian Army
Allies
Opponents
Battles and warsSyrian Civil War

The Sultan Murad Division (Template:Lang-ar; Firqat Sultan Murad, Template:Lang-tr) is a militant group in the Syrian Civil War, created around Syrian Turkmen identity. They are aligned with the Syrian opposition and are heavily supported by Turkey, who provides funding and military training along with artillery and aerial support. They are the most notable group among Syrian Turkmen Brigades created by Turkey.

The flag of the Sultan Murad Division quotes the Shahada to express a commitment to the ideology of political Islam. The group was formed in early 2013 and mainly operates in the Aleppo Governorate, claiming to process around 1,300 fighters as of 2016.[7]

The Sultan Murad Division has been most notable for fighting the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the Sheikh Maqsood neighbourhood of Aleppo and for its participation in the summer 2016 Jarabulus offensive. Command figures associated with it are Ahmed Othman,[8] Fehim İsa[9] and Ali Şeyh Salih.[3]

Most notable among the Sultan Murad Division's competitors concerning Turkmen population in Syria are the SDF component groups Seljuq Brigade (former a Sultan Selim Brigade member) and the Manbij Turkmen Brigade.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Turkish Forces and Rebels Storm Into Syria, Taking IS Stronghold of Jarablus". VOA. 24 August 2016.
  2. ^ "SULTAN MURAT TÜMENİ KOMUTANI FEHİM İSA TATHAMUS TÜRKMEN KÖYÜNÜN DEAŞ TERÖR ÖRGÜTÜNDEN TEMİZLENDİĞİNİ AÇIKLADI". 24 August 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Sultan Murat Tugayları: Önce Çobanbey ardından Menbiç'e ilerleyeceğiz". 25 August 2016.
  4. ^ {{cite web|url=http://sultanmurattumeni.com/about%7Ctitle=Sultan Murat Tümeni
  5. ^ https://yallasouriya.wordpress.com/2016/03/31/syria-infographic-fsa-sultan-murad-division/
  6. ^ a b ORSAM 2013.
  7. ^ "Sultan Murat Tümeni". 16 August 2016.
  8. ^ "Turkish Forces and Rebels Storm Into Syria, Taking IS Stronghold of Jarablus". VOA. 24 August 2016.
  9. ^ "SULTAN MURAT TÜMENİ KOMUTANI FEHİM İSA TATHAMUS TÜRKMEN KÖYÜNÜN DEAŞ TERÖR ÖRGÜTÜNDEN TEMİZLENDİĞİNİ AÇIKLADI". 24 August 2016.
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