Sultan Murad Division

Sultan Murad Division
فرقة السلطان مراد / Sultan Murat Tümeni
Leaders
  • Col. Ahmad Othman (Ahmet Osman)[1]
  • Fahim Eissa (Fehim İsa)[2][3]
  • Ali Şeyh Salih  (DOW)[4]
  • Fayez al-Droush †[5]
  • Mahmut Shaban Suleiman[6]
Dates of operation28 March 2013[7]–present
Group(s)
  • Sultan Murad Brigade
    • Sultan Murad Battalion
  • Martyr Zaki Turkmani Brigade
  • Ashbal Akida Brigade
  • Sultan Malik-Shah Brigade[8]
  • Suleyman-Shah Brigade[9][10]
  • Homs Revolutionary Union[5]
  • Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror Brigade (former)
  • Homs al-Adiya Brigades (former)[11]
Headquarters
Active regionsSyria
Libya (since 2019)
Azerbaijan (2020)
Niger (since 2024)[13][14]
Togo (since 2024)[13]
Burkina Faso (since 2024)[14]
Ideology
Size1,300 (2013)
550+ (2016)
Part ofSyrian National Army Ansar al-Sharia (Syria) (2015–16)
Allies
Opponents
Battles and warsSyrian Civil War

Second Libyan Civil War (since 2020)[17][18][19]

Second Nagorno-Karabakh War
Islamist insurgency in the Sahel[13][14]

Websitehttp://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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  8. ^ "Cerablus'taki Durumu, Suriye Türkmen Meclisi Bşk. Anlatıyor - Detay 13 - TRT Avaz". YouTube. 7 September 2016.
  9. ^ "Liwa Sultan Süleyman Şah - a new turkmen asayish force for Jarablus". Ömer Özkizilcik on Twitter (in Turkish). 30 September 2016.
  10. ^ "Syrian Turkmen Assembly Inside "Free" Jarablus". Syrian Turkmen Assembly. 2 October 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  11. ^ "The "free" handover of regime's prisoners and violations of the Turkey-loyal factions open doors of anger and resentment in the ranks of the "National Army," leaked recordings of members of "Ahrar al-Sharqiyyah": The blame is on the minister of defense and faction leaders, not Turkey, and mercenaries now steal their parents and consider it as spoils of war • the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights". 2 November 2019.
  12. ^ https://www.facebook.com/syTurkmen/photos/a.261947907282002.1073741828.261942290615897/961457660664353 Suriye Türkmen Meclisi المجلس التركماني السوري [user-generated source]
  13. ^ a b c d "Pro-Turkey Syria mercenaries head to Niger to earn cash". Agence France-Presse. 16 May 2024.
  14. ^ a b c Hassan Ibrahim (13 May 2024). "Turkey recruits Syrians to fight in Africa under supervision of Sultan Murad Division". Enab Baladi.
  15. ^ Khatib, Khaled (26 May 2017). "Aleppo: opposition to end "the Knights of the Revolution"". Al-Modon.
  16. ^ "Who Are the Pro-Turkey Rebels Advancing on Syria's Afrin".
  17. ^ SOHR: 13,000 Pro-Turkey Mercenaries Arrive in Libya See.news, May 19, 2020
  18. ^ LNA: Commander of the Turkey-backed Syrian "Sultan Murad Brigade" killed in Tripoli Archived 2020-06-12 at the Wayback Machine AdressLibya.co, May 30, 2020
  19. ^ Dozens of Syrian mercenaries in Libya killed in 1 week Egypt Today, March 28, 2020