Al-Sanadid Forces

Al-Sanadid Forces
قوات الصناديد
LeadersBandar al-Humaydi[1]
(Sanadid military leader)
Humaydi Daham al-Hadi[2]
(Tribe leader)
Dates of operation2013–present
HeadquartersTell Hamis, Syria[3]
Active regionsAutonomous Administration of North and East Syria
Ideologypro-Shammar tribal autonomy[4]
anti-Wahhabism[4][5]
anti-House of Saud[5]
pro-breakup of Saudi Arabia[5]
Size4,500+ (self-claim)[6]
Part of Syrian Democratic Forces
Allies People's Protection Units
Women's Protection Units
Syriac Military Council
Deir Ezzor Military Council
 Saudi Arabia (2018)[7]
 United Arab Emirates (2018)[8]
Opponents Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
 Turkey (2018)[9]
Battles and warsSyrian Civil War Iraqi insurgency
Websiteweb.archive.org/web/20150924073107/http://alsanadid.com/
Preceded by
Army of Dignity[6]

The Forces of the Brave (Arabic: جيش الصناديد / قوات الصناديد, romanized: Quwwāt aṣ-Ṣanādīd / Jayš aṣ-Ṣanādīd), generally called the al-Sanadid Forces,[6] are a militia formed by the Arab Shammar tribe to fight against the Islamic State.[17] Even though the tribe's Syrian strongholds are mostly in the Jazira Canton of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, such as at al-Yaarubiyah and Tell Hamis, the militia operates throughout most of the AANES. The red colour in their flag represents blood while the yellow represents the light, calling themselves “marchers on the red death”.[18] The al-Sanadid Forces are affiliated with the co-governor/co-president of Jazira Canton and tribal leader Humaydi Daham al-Hadi, and are led by Humaydi's son Bandar al-Humaydi.[19][1][20][21][22][23]

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