Operation Euphrates Shield order of battle

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

Turkey and allied forces

Turkey

Turkish Armed Forces
- Turkish Land Forces
  - Third Army
    - 57th Commando Regiment
  - General Staff
    - Special forces
- Turkish Naval Forces
- 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)

Hawar Kilis Operations Room

- Sultan Murad Division
- Mehmed the Conqueror Brigade
- Levant Front
- Descendants of Saladin Brigade
- Hamza Division
  - Free Syria Brigade
  - Samarkand Brigade
- Al-Moutasem Brigade
- Fastaqim Union
- Sham Legion
- Elite Army

Free Idlib Army

13th Division
Mountain Hawks Brigade
(until 17 September)
Free Men of the East Brigade
Conquest Brigade

Syria Revolutionaries Front remnants

Military Councils:

Akhtarin Military Council
Al-Bab Military Council
Tal Rifaat Military Council
Qabasin Military Council
Mare Military Council

Syrian Turkmen Brigades

Sultan Malik-Shah Brigade
Muntasar Billah Brigade

Ahrar al-Sham
Army of Sunna
Authenticity and Development Front

Support:
United States Armed Forces

Russian Armed Forces

- Aerospace Forces

British Armed Forces

- Royal Air Force

ISIL

Military of ISIL

Wilayat Halab

Syrian Democratic Forces and allied forces

Syrian Democratic Forces

Manbij Military Council

Jarabulus Military Council

- Euphrates Jarabulus Brigades
- Free Jarabulus Brigades
- Jarabulus Hawks Brigades
YPG
YPJ
Anti-Terror Units
Northern Democratic Brigade

International Freedom Battalion

Support:
United States Armed Forces

Syrian Government and allied forces

Syria

Syrian Armed Forces

Support:
Russian Armed Forces

Aerospace Forces

Notes

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

References

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Tal Rifaat formation of a Unified Military Council and Political office are formed
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Türkmen Tugayı, Türkmenlere Fırat Kalkanı'na katılın çağrısında bulundu
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Syrian civil war

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Spillover

Israel and Golan Heights:	March 2017 incident February 2018 incident May 2018 Israel–Iran incidents
Iraq:	Akashat ambush Operation al-Shabah April 2014 Iraqi border airstrike
Jordanian border incidents	April 2014 Jordanian border airstrike
Lebanon:	Lebanese border clashes Battle of Sidon Iranian embassy bombing in Beirut North Lebanon clashes Qalamoun (Jul–Aug 2017)
Turkey:	December 2011 Turkish border clash 2012 Turkish F-4 Phantom shootdown 2012 Turkish border clashes 2013 Reyhanlı car bombings January 2014 Turkish attack in Syria Assassination of Andrei Karlov Russian Air Force Al-Bab incident 2020 Balyun airstrikes Operation Spring Shield
Elsewhere:	Deir ez-Zor missile strike (Iran)

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Ba'athist regime

Politics of Ba'athist Syria	Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region Syrian Social Nationalist Party Arab Socialist Movement Syrian Communist Party
Military and militias	Syrian Armed Forces Syrian Resistance PFLP-GC al-Quds Brigade Palestine Liberation Army
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Opposition militias	Syrian National Army Free Syrian Army National Front for Liberation Army of Glory Authenticity and Development Front Army of Free Tribes Revolutionary Commando Army Muslim Brotherhood in Syria Grey Wolves
Foreign support	US intervention Jordanian intervention Qatar Saudi Arabia Turkey

Autonomous Administration
of North and East Syria

DFNS Government	Democratic Union Party Kurdish National Council Smaller political parties
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Support	Patriotic Union of Kurdistan Kurdistan Workers' Party International Freedom Battalion Sinjar Resistance Units Êzîdxan Women's Units

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al-Qaeda and allies

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