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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]
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)
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".
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]
[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.
Fru Ndi, the SDF candidate in the October 1992 presidential election, received about 36% of the vote against about 40% for incumbent President Paul Biya, according to official results. [5] The SDF believes he was denied victory "at gunpoint". He has now been largely criticized in the national press for moving residence to Yaoundé. [citation ...
As part of a deal with the SDF, Syrian government troops have been given permission to enter the cities of Manbij and Kobani in the hopes of deterring further Turkish aggression. [21] In October 2019, a group of US Senators suggested that the US State Department give Abdi a visa so that he would be able to discuss Syria in the United States.