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On 2 April 2016, SDF members and local police fired at a protest march from Umm Hajira to al-Hawl, killing a 15-year-old and injuring over a dozen others. [283] On 9 May 2019, SDF troops allegedly opened fire on protesters in the village of Al-Shheell, killing one person. [284]
The Manbij Military Council (MMC) is a coalition established by several groups in the SDF, the Northern Sun Battalion and the Seljuk Brigade, on 2 April 2016 at the Tishrin Dam on the Euphrates. The military council aimed to capture the city of Manbij across the river and many of the council members are local fighters from the surrounding areas.
On the evening of 1 December, the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army (SNA) launched an offensive on the SDF-held town of Tell Rifaat, capturing the town along with several surrounding villages. The remaining SDF-controlled towns in the region were cut off from communication after being encircled by opposition forces.
However, 1 of the 4 tanks as well as 30 soldiers defected to the opposition, where the tank, aided by tractors and trucks, took out remaining government positions and the other 3 tanks. During the Battle of Al-Qusayr, FSA fighters were able to establish full control of the city. They said 20 government soldiers had been killed and 80 had fled.
Following the recommendations put forth by the Financial Experts, it was agreed to reformulate the South Asian Development Fund (SADF) into the SAARC Development Fund (SDF). [4] [5] Afterward, the Framework for the SAARC Development Fund (SDF) was endorsed during the First Meeting of the SAARC Finance Ministers on July 11, 2006, held in ...
Farhad Abdi Shaheen [2] (Kurdish: فەرهاد عەبدی شاهین, romanized: Ferhad Ebdî Şahîn; Arabic: فرهاد عبدي شاهين), better known by his nom de guerre Mazlum Kobane, [3] [c] is a Syrian Kurdish military leader, serving as the commander-in-chief [d] of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). [10] [11]
SDF units generally wear red name tags on service uniforms (as specifically prescribed by AR 670-1 [155] for SDF units when adopting the Army Service Uniform or Battle Dress Uniform (BDU), and name tapes on Army Combat Uniforms (ACU) or BDUs use the state defense force name or state name rather than "U.S. Army." Standard U.S. Army branch ...
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