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image by Jens Pattke, 23 March 2019
Throughout 2016, the Syrian Democratic Forces have established 3 separate military councils in the Shahba region in order to facilitate and conduct military operations in the region. As of late 2016, the three military councils are the Manbij Military Council, the al-Bab Military Council, and the Jarabulus Military Council.
The Manbij Military Council is a coalition established by 7 components of the SDF group Army of Revolutionaries on 2 April 2016 at the Tishrin Dam on the Euphrates. The military council aims to capture the city of Manbij across the river and many of the council members are local fighters from the surrounding areas. Its flag is seen here.
The al-Bab Military Council was established after securing Manbij, and it was established by the SDF on 14 August 2016 with the goal of securing the city of al-Bab and it's surrounding countryside. It was formed by 7 small SDF-affiliated factions. Its flag is seen here.
The Jarablus Military Council is a SDF coalition in the Shaba Region formed by local fighters from the city of Jarabulus and the surrounding areas. It was established On August 21, 2016 in a similar fashion to the establishment of the Manbij and Al-Bab Military Councils. The goal is securing the city of Jarablus and it's surrounding countryside. The council also includes the newly established group, the Manbij Revolutionary Brigades. Its flag is seen here. (Sources: Syrian Democratic Forces military councils)
The Syrian Democratic Forces (قوات سوريا الديمقراطية - Quwwat Suriya al-Dimuqratiya), commonly abbreviated as SDF or QSD, are an alliance of Kurdish, Arab, Assyrian, Armenian, Turkmen and Circassian militias in the Syrian Civil War. Founded in October 2015, the SDF fights to create a secular, democratic and federal Syria, their goals part of the larger Rojava Revolution taking place in
northern Syria, where residents are carrying out de facto self-rule based on the principles of direct democracy and democratic confederalism. The draft for the updated 2016 constitution of the Federation of Northern Syria - Rojava names the SDF as its official defence force". The Federation
of Northern Syria - Rojava is not drafted as an ethnic Kurdistan region, but rather a blueprint for a future polyethnic, decentralised and democratic Syria. Rojava is the birthplace and main sponsor of the Syrian Democratic Forces and the Syrian Democratic Council (the political wing of the SDF, official website, a military and a political umbrella organisation), with the agenda of implementing a secular, democratic and federalist system for all of Syria. The establishment of the SDF was announced on 11 October 2015 during a press conference in al-Hasakah.
The alliance built upon the successful Euphrates Volcano joint operations of the Syrian Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) and several Syrian rebel factions of the Free Syrian Army label, who had helped defend the Kurdish town of Kobani during the Siege of Kobani. Euphrates Volcano was joined by Liwa Thuwwar al-Raqqa, who participated in the capture of Tell Abyad from the Islamic State. At its founding, the Syrian Democratic Forces alliance also included forces from Jazira Canton, such as the Assyrian Syriac Military
Council and the Arab tribe Al-Sanadid Forces, both of whom had cooperated with the YPG in fighting ISIL for years.
The following groups signed the founding document:
Inscriptions in Arabic, Kurdish and Assyrian.
Jens Pattke, 23 March
2019
image from David Phillips, 21 September 2016
The flag forwarded by David Phillips is that of the Manbij Military Council, which is one of three Military Councils of the SDF (Syrian Democratic Forces). On 2 April 2016 the SDF established the Manbij Military Council with the goal of securing the city of Manbij and its surrounding countryside (Manbij offensive). The council also includes a newly established group called the Manbij Turkmen Brigade which joined the Northern Sun Battalion (كتائب شمس الشمال - Kata'eb Shams ash-Shamal) of the Army of Revolutionaries (جيش الثوار - Jaysh al-Thuwar [flag image], official website).Throughout 2016, the Syrian Democratic Forces have established 3 separate
military councils in the Shahba region in order to facilitate and conduct
military operations in the region. As of late 2016, the three military
councils are the Manbij Military Council, the al-Bab Military Council, and
the Jarabulus Military Council. The Manbij Military Council is a
coalition established by 7 components of the SDF group Army of
Revolutionaries on 2 April 2016 at the Tishrin Dam on the Euphrates. The
military council aims to capture the city of Manbij across the river and many
of the council members are local fighters from the surrounding areas.
Its flag is seen here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Democratic_Forces_military_councils#/media/File:The_logo_of_the_Council.jpg
The al-Bab Military Council was established after securing Manbij, and it
was established by the SDF on 14 August 2016with the goal of securing the
city of al-Bab and it's surrounding countryside. It was formed by 7 small
SDF-affiliated factions.
Its flag is seen here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Democratic_Forces_military_councils#/media/File:Infobox_al-Bab_Military_Council.png
The Jarablus Military Council is a SDF coalition in the Shaba Region
formed by local fighters from the city of Jarabulus and the surrounding
areas. It was established On August 21, 2016 in a similar fashion to the
establishment of the Manbij and Al-Bab Military Councils. The goal is
securing the city of Jarablus and its surrounding countryside. The council
also includes the newly established group, the Manbij Revolutionary Brigades.
Its flag is seen here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Democratic_Forces_military_councils#/media/File:Infobox_Jarabulus_Military_Council.png
founde
Source:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Democratic_Forces_military_councils
The Syrian Democratic Forces (Arabic: قوات سوريا الديمقراطية, translit.
Quwwāt Sūriyā al-Dīmuqrāṭīya, Kurdish: Hêzên Sûriya Demokratîk,Syriac:
Haylawotho d'Suriya Demoqratoyto), commonly abbreviated as SDF or QSD, are
an alliance of Kurdish, Arab, Assyrian, Armenian,Turkmen and Circassian militias
in the Syrian Civil War.
For additional
information go to SDF (QSD) (official website):
https://www.qsdmedia.org/
Esteban
Rivera, 21 September 2016