Syrian Turkmen Brigades

Syrian Turkmen Brigades (Turkish: Suriye Türkmen Tugayları; Arabic: كتائب تركمان سوريا), also called the United Turkmen Army (Turkish: Birleşik Türkmen Ordusu; Arabic: الجيش التركماني الموحد), are an informal armed opposition structure composed of Syrian Turkmen that form the military wing of the Syrian Turkmen Assembly, primarily fighting against the Syrian Arab Armed Forces, Islamic State (IS) and the Syrian Democratic Forces. They are aligned with the Syrian opposition and are heavily supported by Turkey, which provides funding and military training along with artillery and aerial support. The groups represent a wide spectrum of ideologies from Islamism to secular Turkish nationalism.