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The study was based on a respresentative survey with 391 SDF fighters; of the total respondents, 68.7% were Arabs, 17.2% Kurds, 12.5% Christians, 0.9% Yezidis, and 0.6% Turkmens. By comparison, the SDF itself estimated at the time that 50–70% of its troops were Arabs, 30–50% Kurds, 5% Christians, 2% Yezidis, and 2% Turkmens.
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.
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 ...
The remaining SDF-controlled towns in the region were cut off from communication after being encircled by opposition forces. [96] On 2 December, the SDF announced plans to evacuate Kurdish IDPs from Tel Rifaat and the Shahba Canton to SDF-held areas in Aleppo's Sheikh Maqsood district and northeastern Syria. [97] [98]
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)
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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).