Turkmen Brigades (Popular Mobilization Forces)

Turkmen Brigades
Leaders
  • Seyyid Yılmaz Neccaroğlu
    (Supervisor)
  • Şehbaz Yılmaz Neccaroğlu
    (Commander)
  • Fatih Yıldın
    (Field commander)
SpokespersonSeyyid Ali al-Husseini
Dates active2014–present
Country Iraq
Allegiance Iraq
Groups
  • Badr Organization (16th Brigade)
    • Bashir Regiment
    • Sayyid al-Shuhada
  • 52nd Brigade
    • Taza Regiment
  • 92nd Brigade
    • Talafar Regiment
  • Brigade of Imam Hussein
Active regions
Size30,000 (2016)
Part ofPopular Mobilization Forces

The Turkmen Brigades are a group of Iraqi Turkmen-majority paramilitary formations within the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), established in 2014 during the conflict with the Islamic State.

The group's commander, Sayyed Yilmaz Najar, rejected proposals for a unified Turkmen militia from the Pro-Turkey group, the Iraqi Turkmen Front. Najar cited his reason for rejecting the proposal as his group having both Shia and Sunni Turkmen, whereas the Iraqi Turkmen Front is exclusively Sunni.

On 25 September 2016 the 16th Brigade announced that the militias would participate in the Hawija Offensive.

References

  1. ↑ Yılmaz Şehbaz Neccaroğlu 16. Türkmen Tugayı Komutanı açıkladı: "2014'ün Haziran ayı itibariyle terör örgütü IŞİD işgali altında bulunan Türkmen şehri Telafer'i IŞİD'den temizlemek için Irak merkezi hükümetine bağlı olan Halk Gönüllü Teşkilatlar Genel Komutanlığı tarafından 16. Türkmen Tugayı görevlendirildi. En yakın zamanda operasyon başlayacaktır. Telafer ve çevresindeki Türkmen köyleri Türkmenlerin kendi elleriyle kurtalacak. Telaferlilerin en yakın zamanda kendi evlerine dönmeleri için çalışmalar başlatılacaktır." [user-generated source]
  2. ↑ Son Dakika:Irak Türkmeneli Projesi Onaylandı Gizli Kararlar Açıklanmadı Archived 2018-07-08 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ "اردوغان ارسل جيشه الى العراق تجنبا لانقلاب ثانٍ.. لا حاجة للتركمان بتركيا". tasnimnews (in Arabic). 20 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "التركمان يشاركون في معركة تحرير تكريت بلواء من 4 آلاف مقاتل". Almada. 23 March 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "Iraqi Turkmen to take part in Mosul attack". AA. 5 September 2015.
  6. ↑ "بالفيديو: لواء 16 الحشد الشعبي قوة التركمان تعلن استعدادها الكامل للمشاركة في عمليات تحريرى الحويجة". WR news. 25 September 2016. Archived from the original on September 27, 2016.