The Jaysh al-Nukhba (Elite Army (Arabic: جيش النخبة), formerly called the Liberation Army (Arabic: جيش التحرير: Jaysh al-Tahrir) is a group operating in the Hama and Aleppo Governorates, backed and supported by Turkey. The group was formed from five units, some of which received BGM-71 TOW missiles from the United States.