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Forces of democratic Syria: the beginning of the new US strategy in the face of ISIS

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The United States was able to promote its new strategy in dealing with the organization and the pursuit  of the Islamic state in Syria by providing  support and assistance to the formation of which was announced in the twelfth of October 2015 in the city of Maalikis in the province of Hasaka in the northeast of Syria, titled ( forces of democratic Syria ) and which was one of its priorities and  its stated goals  to  fight and  stop the creep and expansion of state regulation fighters , this announcement which came in harmony with the objectives of the international coalition and after the Russian intervention in Syrian territory to form  an important factor and a major event in the military conflict and  dispute   taking place now between the existing military factions in the Syrian field, it also forms an important event in terms of application of  the new strategy adopted by the US administration and its  intelligence and military apparatus .
These forces consist of a group of fighters and factions operating in northern Syria, including Kurdish, Arab and Turkmen forces and Syriac Assyrian  according to the following designations:
1. Forces  of the  protection of  the Kurdish people:  It is the Kurdish  forces belong to the  leadership of  the Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union  party .
2.Forces of the protection of women: It is a branch of forces belong to the forces  of people protection  for the Kurds.
3. Room of  Euphrates operations:    a group  includes   the Kurdish security forces with a faction of the people of the Syrian city of Raqqa.
4.  The military Syriac  council  : It is a group of  Syriac fighters belong to the  Syriac Union Party and its activities and its origins in the Syrian city of Qamishli.
5.  The courageous forces ( Alsnaded ) : Arab tribal forces  under the command of Sheikh Hamidi Adham Jarba.
6.Agroup of  al-jazeera  brigades : includes a number of Arab tribal fighters from the people of the Ras al-Ain area belong to the province of  Syrian Hasaka.
Goals and objectives of the formation:
1.The formation endeavors  to fight the organization the Islamic state on Syrian territory and to pursue and liquidate  its leaders  .
2.Retaking lands , cities and important districts seized by the organization and the expansion of their deployment in Syrian territory to be the  substitute for  the fighters of ISIS.
3.Enhancing   the position of the formation  and consider it an important element and has a direct impact on the current ongoing conflict on the Syrian arena and to participate in any future political settlement in Syria.
4.  To send a clear message that all sects and ethnic groups and religions are invited to participate in this formation, which calls for the unity of the Syrian territory and enhance the strength and durability of the relationship between the Syrian people.

5.  The formation calls for the establishment of a multi-political system and  non- central governance   and it is running  democratically  of  political pluralism   which is the   foreseeable future for the rule in Syria.

The reasons and motives for the announcement of this formation:
1.To create  balance in Turkey’s Kurdish political interests ,and  this formation sends a reassuring message for the Turks  that the Syria territories are not controlled by Kurds in the north  and  by  the presence of Arab forces in this formation, which removes suspicion and mistrust among Turkish  politicians .
2.To grant  Kurds  a major  power to enhance their status and keep them away from the political subordination of the Syrian regime and its military organs and  institutions  and give them a lot of confidence to lead themselves.
3.Ruling out the  idea  of the Islamic  control of the forces and  factions   on the overall situation in Syria, especially  the United States  looks in a suspicion and doubt  to  the relationship between the  (Ahrar al-Sham movement) with organizations  of Al-Nusra Front.
4. Ruling out  to  create a secure area near the Turkish-Syrian border, a demand long sought  by Turks , which was  opposed by the Americans and Russians, but everyone agrees that the control of the city of Raqqa, which is one of the main objectives of this formation is  capable of canceling the idea of safe area.

  1. Taking over the al Riga city and isolate it from the private supply lines for the organization of the Islamic state and prevent the delivery of it to  the Kurds alone , something that comforts  the Turks and  remove  their fears of the impact and the extension of Kurdish power.
    6.  New US strategy calling for the support of any faction or the formation  fighting  the  organization of  the Islamic state and the transition from training fighters stage to  provide  them with  military and tactical  support  and provide them with weapons and equipments  that will help them to confront the ISIS  and causing losses to it.
    7. The persuasion   of the United States of America that this formation is a natural and right  nucleus  for the future  vie of rule in Syria   by it democratic frameworks  and aims to contain all the Syrian people.
    8.The US administration endeavors  of its support for these groups to achieve a military victory and the political anticipation to prevent  Russians from work   toward delivery areas evacuated by state regulation of Islamic fighters and give it  to  the Syrian army.
    The most important practical steps achieved by these forces:
    as a result of US support and involvement of the international coalition forces to provide air support for combat  field events  undertaken by Syria democratic forces  noting that  these forces have  been able to achieve  field progress on the Syrian territory in accordance with the following:
    1.  On the 30th of October  2015 it  was able to recover all the areas under  the  control  of  ISIS in the countryside   of the southern province of Hasaka.
    2. On the 23th  of  December 2015  ,   all  areas, located  in the countryside of  the southern Ain al Arab east of the Euphrates River had been retaken  and the withdrawal of fighters of ISIS  from it .
    3.On the 26th of December 2015 , the control of the site and facilities of the  strategic  October dam on the Euphrates River in the area (Manbej)  of the countryside of  Aleppo after heavy clashes with its fighters led to their  withdrawal and  the control of advanced forces on  (8) major villages surrounding the area of the dam, which contains (6) important and major  generating units  that supply   the city of Aleppo  with electric power.
    This progress and the actual control of these forces on the ground and the   the American support and  backing  represented by  air support and deliver weapons and ammunition  make  us to look at the  developments  of the next events in Syria, according to the following  perspective and analysis :
    1.To drive out ISIS  from  the   control  on  financial resources and  tighten control on wealth  resources noting that  the  restoration of  strategic  october dam  is  to form a clear and practical indication of  the new strategy of the United States  to weaken the organization of the state and as the same thing occurred  in Iraq  when  the Kurdish forces of  Kurdistan region of Iraq  retaken   al mousel  dam  by the support of US air support  and prevent its fighters from reaching to  the Haditha Dam within the administrative border of the province of Anbar.
    2. After  bringing  out ISIS fighters    from areas of the countryside of  the southern Ain  Arabs  , the  road  has become  paved   to reach the city of Raqqa where the main stronghold for  ISIS  and the targeting of its headquarters and its leaders.
    3. Ruling out ISIS   from the entire Syrian areas of the north and this in turn enhances military progress and next steps in the restoration of areas of Aleppo north to be  followed  by  the control on  al-Riga.
    4   US military endeavor   is   concentrated now on  targeting areas of   northern Aleppo , the  province of Raqqa ,Hasaka and Qamishli to enable  forces of democratic Syria  to accomplish their goals, while the Russian military effort is concentrated now  on targeting the  provinces of Deir al-Zour and Tedmur  to enable the Syrian army in  entering them and tighten control on  them and take out the ISIS fighters from them.
    5. The leaders of ISIS   try  to  advance  in order to control the rest of the important Lands and  areas in Deir al-Zour province to compensate for its withdrawal from other parts   forced  by the democratic Syria forces.

The United States made clear , in  its support for this formation , that the new strategy is to emphasize the fact that any support  to any faction in Syria and Iraq depends on  its announcement  to  fight and face the ISIS fighters and that the first goal  and  fundamental objective of it  is the elimination of this organization  and weaken and paralyze its  movement and prevent its expansion and to stop its march .

Rawabet Research and Strategic Studies Center

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