Order of battle for Operation Olive Branch

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This is the order of battle for the Turkish military operation in Afrin, codenamed "Operation Olive Branch" by Turkey. The Pro-Turkish forces, including the Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army, are opposed by the armed forces of the Democratic Federation of Northern Syria, including the Syrian Democratic Forces, Afrin Region regional defense forces, and foreign fighters.

Video Order of battle for Operation Olive Branch

Turkey and allied forces

 Turkey

• Turkish Armed Forces
  • Land Forces
    • Second Army
      • 1st Commando Brigade
  • Special forces
  • Air Force
  • Gendarmerie General Command
    • Gendarmerie Special Operations (JÖH)
    • Village guards

• Turkish Naval Forces
  • SAT
  • SAS
• General Directorate of Security
  • Police Special Operation Department (PÖH)
• National Intelligence Organization (M?T)
  

Grey Wolves (claimed by SOHR)

Olive Branch Operations Room (Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army)

• Victory Bloc
  • Elite Army
    • Elite Battalion (Azadî Battalion)
  • Sham Legion
  • Army of Grandchildren
• First Legion
  • Samarkand Brigade
  • Muntasir Billah Brigade
  • Fatih Sultan Mehmet Brigade

• Second Legion
  • Sultan Murad Division
    • Sultan Suleiman Shah Brigade
  • Hamza Division
    • Kurdish Hawks
  • Al-Mu'tasim Brigade
• Third Legion
  • Levant Front
    • Northern Storm Brigade
    • Ahrar al-Sham
  • Northern Army

• Fastaqim Union
• Mare' Military Council
• Ahrar al-Sharqiya
• Ahl al-Diyar
• 9th Brigade
• Army of Victory (since 16 February)
• Saladin Brigade (Descendants of Saladin Brigade remnant)
• Martyr Mashaal Tammo Brigade
• Qamishli Shield
• Afrin Shield

• 23rd Division
• Mustafa Brigade (ex-13th Division unit)

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Southern Front (non-TFSA units):

• Free Idlib Army
  • Mountain Hawks Brigade
• Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement (part of Syrian Liberation Front)

Maps Order of battle for Operation Olive Branch

Democratic Federation of Northern Syria and allied forces

Syrian Democratic Forces

• People's Protection Units (YPG)
  • YPG International Battalion
    • American, British and German fighters
• Women's Protection Units (YPJ)
  • Martyr Avesta Xabur Battalion (Kongreya Star volunteers)
• Anti-Terror Units (YAT)
• Army of Revolutionaries
  • Kurdish Front
  • Revolutionary Shield Brigade
• Syriac Military Council (MFS)
• Northern Democratic Brigade

Afrin Region forces

• Self-Defence Forces (HXP)
• Civil Defence Forces (HPC)
• Asayish

International Freedom Battalion

• MLKP
• TKP/ML T?KKO
• Martyr Michael Israel Brigade (Antifascist Forces in Afrin)

Sinjar Alliance

• Sinjar Resistance Units (YB?)
• Êzîdxan Women's Units (YJÊ)

Pro-government forces ("Popular Forces")

• National Defence Forces
• Baqir Brigade

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References

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