Order of battle for Operation Euphrates Shield explained

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^[1]
    • General Staff
      • Special forces
  • Turkish Naval Forces^[2]
    • Underwater Offence (Turkish Armed Forces)
    • SAS EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal)
    • Amphibious Marine Brigade (Turkish Armed 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^{[3] [4]}
  • Mehmed the Conqueror Brigade
  • 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]

Free Idlib Army^[11]

• 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

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

• • United States Air Force
  • United States special operations forces
  • United States Army

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
  • Northern Sun Battalion^[22]
  • Seljuq Brigade^[23]
  • Manbij Revolutionaries Battalion

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

• United States Air Force
• United States special operations forces

Syrian Government and allied forces

• Syrian Armed Forces

Support:
Russian Armed Forces

• Aerospace Forces

Notes and References

1. Web site: TSK El Bab'a 57. Komando Taburu'nu göndermeye hazırlanıyor. 1 October 2020.
2. Web site: Turkey deploys elite commando units in Syria. . March 2017 . 30 March 2017.
3. Web site: AS IT HAPPENED: Turkish military, coalition forces launch 'Euphrates Shield' operation in Jarablus. Hürriyet Daily News. 24 August 2016.
4. Web site: LIVE: Turkish military, coalition forces launch 'Euphrates Shield' operation in Jarablus . . 24 August 2016 . 20 September 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160924024852/http://www.ajanshaber.com/zaferin-ardindan-yeni-hedef-cerablus-haberi/346589 . 24 September 2016 . dead .
5. Web site: Syria à la Carte: Turkish Invasion Highlights Rapidly Shifting Alliances-Maximilian Popp and Christoph Reuter . https://web.archive.org/web/20160901141820/http://jkalternativeviewpoint.com/jkalternate/?p=8419 . dead . 1 September 2016 . JK Alternative Viewpoint . 31 August 2016.
6. Web site: Turkish-backed FSA rebels set their sights on last IS Aleppo stronghold after border victory. Syria:direct. 5 September 2016.
7. Web site: Analiz: Fırat Kalkanı'nda bir haftalık bilanço . Serhat Erkmen . Deutsche Welle . 1 September 2016.
8. Web site: Turkey-backed rebels aim for key ISIS-held town. Albin Szakola. NOW.. 25 August 2016. 1 October 2020. 16 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161016232204/https://now.mmedia.me/lb/en/NewsReports/567306-turkey-backed-rebels-set-sights-on-key-isis-held-town. dead.
9. Web site: Turkish-led forces capture first village in northern Syria. al-Masdar News. 24 August 2016. 1 October 2020. 5 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181005024546/https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/turkish-led-forces-capture-first-village-northern-syria/. dead.
10. Web site: Two US-backed groups clash in northern Syria . Caleb Weiss . The Long War Journal . 29 August 2016.
11. Web site: New rebel group formed in Idlib. AMN. 20 September 2016. 1 October 2020. 23 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160923100636/https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/new-rebel-group-formed-idlib/. dead.
12. Web site: 24 August 2016 . Daesh Daily . 25 August 2016.
13. Web site: Mountain Hawks Brigade withdraw from Euphrates Shield and head to Aleppo. ARA News. 17 September 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160921061251/http://aranews.org/2016/09/%D9%84%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%B5%D9%82%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%A8%D9%84-%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%AD%D8%A8-%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%B9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA/. 21 September 2016. dmy-all.
14. Web site: Ahrar Al-Sharqya Withdraw From Euphrates Shield As They Refuse The US Forces Interfere To Rai (Video) – Qasion News Agency. 9 November 2016. 20 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161220075002/http://qasioun.net/en/news/show/37188/Ahrar_Al_Sharqya_Withdraw_From_Euphrates_Shield_As_They_Refuse_The_US_Forces_Interfere_To_Rai_Video. dead.
15. News: Krieg in Syrien – Die Trennlinien verschwimmen . Christoph Ehrhardt. German. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. 26 August 2016.
16. Web site: Front rebels Syria braced for a fight early Jarablos. Al-Bawada. 26 August 2016.
17. Web site: بيان تشكيل المجلس العسكري لمدينة أخترين و ريفها. . 3 September 2016.
18. https://yallasouriya.wordpress.com/2016/06/13/syriatal-rifaat-formation-of-a-unified-military-council-and-political-office-are-formed/
19. Web site: Cerablus'taki Durumu, Suriye Türkmen Meclisi Bşk. Anlatıyor – Detay 13 – TRT Avaz. . 7 September 2016.
20. http://www.star.com.tr/guncel/turkmen-tugayi-turkmenlere-firat-kalkanina-katilin-cagrisinda-bulundu-haber-1181207/
21. Web site: U.S. warplanes support Turkish tanks attacking Islamic State forces in Syria. Susan Fraser; Philip Issa. Military Times. 24 August 2016.
22. Web site: Kurdish-aligned group in north Syria says targeted by Turkish warplanes. Al-Masdar News. 27 August 2016. 1 October 2020. 28 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160828124644/https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/kurdish-aligned-group-north-syria-says-targeted-turkish-warplanes/. dead.
23. Web site: Conflict between US-led coalition allies increases, one Turkish soldier killed. Wladimir van Wilgenburg; Jan Mohammed. ARA News. 28 August 2016. 28 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170521002825/http://aranews.net/2016/08/conflict-us-led-coalition-allies-increases-one-turkish-soldier-killed/. 21 May 2017. dead. dmy-all.
24. Web site: Kurdish-backed council says Turkey's intervention to make Syrian town "grave for Erdoğan troops". ARA News. 26 August 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160826202611/http://aranews.net/2016/08/kurdish-backed-council-says-turkeys-intervention-make-syrian-town-grave-erdogan-troops/. 26 August 2016. dmy-all.
25. Web site: Syrian rebels captured by YPG confess to torturing Kurdish fighters. Rudaw Media Network. 1 September 2016. 18 April 2017.
26. Web site: Kurdish forces capture village in northern Aleppo as the Turkish Army redeploys. Chris Tomson. al-Masdar News. 23 October 2016. 18 June 2017. 3 February 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190203200547/https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/kurdish-forces-capture-village-northern-aleppo-turkish-army-redeploys/. dead.
27. Web site: British YPG fighters 'head to Manbij to face Turkish forces'. Middle East Eye. 2 September 2016.
28. News: Tonacci . Fabio . 29 December 2016 . La brigata degli italiani con i curdi verso Raqqa: "Ma a casa non sanno che qui combattiamo" . Italian . . Rome . 8 .