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| Dates of operation | 2014–present[4] |
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| Size | 30,000 (2016) |
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| Battles and wars | War in Iraq (2013–2017) |
TheTurkmen Brigades areIraqi Turkmen militias formed as part of thePopular Mobilization Forces in 2014.
The group's commander,Sayyed Yilmaz Najar, rejected proposals for a unified Turkmen militia from the Pro-Turkey group, theIraqi Turkmen Front. Najar cited his reason for rejecting the proposal as his group having bothShia andSunni Turkmen, whereas the Iraqi Turkmen Front is exclusively Sunni.[9]
On 25 September 2016, 16th Brigade announced that the militias would participate in theHawija Offensive.[10]
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