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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 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 Syrian Democratic Council (MSD) [a] is the political wing of the Syrian Democratic Forces in the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES). The SDC's stated mission is working towards the implementation of a "Pluralistic, democratic and decentralized system for all of Syria".
In late 2015, the YPG became part of the SDF, an umbrella group intended to better incorporate Arabs and minorities into the war effort. In 2016–2017, the SDF's Raqqa campaign led to the liberation of the city of Raqqa, the Islamic State's de facto capital. Several western sources have described the YPG as the "most effective" force in ...
Free Syrian Army; الجيش السوري الحر: Founding leader: Riad Mousa al-As'ad [1]: Leaders: Unified Leadership (2011–2015) . Riad al-Asaad (29 July 2011 – 8 December 2012)
[2] In November 2016, [6] Boutan was the target of an improvised explosive device (IED) in Qamishli, which exploded as his car passed by. Even though an American SOF medic attempted to save his life, he died of his wounds shortly after. The attack was believed to have been carried out by the Turkish National Intelligence Organization. [3]
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 ...
[7] [2] Most of the people who had helped plot the coup were summarily executed, but Ahmed and several colonels managed to escape abroad. [7] Later that year, in neighboring Ethiopia , Ahmed formed a guerrilla movement called the Somali Salvation Front , which was subsequently renamed the Somali Salvation Democratic Front (SSDF) in 1979.