Sultan Murad Division

Sultan Murad Division
Sultan Murad Division
فرقة السلطان مراد / Sultan Murat Tümeni
	; Flag used by the Division
Leaders	Col. Ahmad Othman (Ahmet Osman); Fahim Eissa (Fehim İsa); Ali Şeyh Salih (DOW); Fayez al-Droush †; Mahmut Shaban Suleiman;
Dates of operation	28 March 2013–present
Group(s)	Sultan Murad Brigade Sultan Murad Battalion; ; Martyr Zaki Turkmani Brigade; Ashbal Akida Brigade; Sultan Malik-Shah Brigade; Suleyman-Shah Brigade; Homs Revolutionary Union; Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror Brigade (former); Homs al-Adiya Brigades (former);
Headquarters	Bustan al-Basha, Aleppo (destroyed in November 2016); Al-Bab (since 2017);
Active regions	Aleppo Governorate
Ideology	Turkish nationalism;
Size	1,300 (2013); 550+ (2016)
Part of	Syrian National Army Syrian Turkmen Brigades; Fatah Halab; Mare' Operations Room; Hawar Kilis Operations Room; Ansar al-Sharia (Syria) (2015–16)
Allies	Turkey; Ahrar al-Sham; Libyan Army;
Opponents	Syrian Armed Forces; Syrian Democratic Forces; Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant; Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement (since 2017); Ahrar al-Sharqiya; Libyan National Army;
Battles and wars	Syrian Civil War Battle of Aleppo (2012–present) Northern Aleppo offensive (February 2016); ; Northern Aleppo offensive (March–June 2016); Battle of al-Rai (August 2016); Operation Euphrates Shield Northern al-Bab offensive (September 2016); 2016 Dabiq offensive; Battle of al-Bab; Operation Olive Branch SDF insurgency in Northern Aleppo; ; ; Second Libyan Civil War (since 2020) 2019–20 Western Libya campaign;
Website	http://sultanmurattumeni.com

The Sultan Murad Division (Arabic: فرقة السلطان مراد; Firqat al-Sultan Murad; Turkish: Sultan Murat Tümeni) is an armed rebel group in the Syrian Civil War, created around a Syrian Turkmen identity. It is aligned with the Syrian opposition and are heavily supported by Turkey, who provides funding and military training along with artillery and aerial support. It is the most notable group among Syrian Turkmen Brigades supported by Turkey.

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