PG ), ▁on ▁ 6 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁the ▁group ▁reported ly ▁issued ▁a ▁statement ▁stating ▁it ▁was ▁dis band ing . ▁Later ▁the ▁same ▁month , ▁some ▁sources ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁Li wa ▁Th u war ▁al - R a qq a ▁re app eared , ▁announ cing ▁it ▁had ▁decided ▁to ▁re join ▁the ▁S DF . ▁ ▁Turkey ▁has ▁at ▁various ▁times ▁tried ▁and ▁failed ▁to ▁in cite ▁t ensions ▁along ▁eth nic ▁lines ▁within ▁the ▁S DF . ▁At ▁the ▁height ▁of ▁one ▁such ▁attempts ▁after ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁summer ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Man bij ▁off ensive , ▁She ikh ▁Far ou k ▁al - M ashi , ▁an ▁eth nic ▁Arab ▁former ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Sy rian ▁parliament ▁and ▁designated ▁co - ch air man ▁of ▁the ▁Man bij ▁City ▁Council , ▁stated : ▁" I ▁have ▁a ▁Sy rian ▁ID , ▁and ▁Kur ds ▁have ▁a ▁Sy rian ▁ID . ▁Let ▁those ▁people ▁who ▁talk ▁against ▁us ▁in ▁Turkey ▁and ▁Europe ▁come ▁here ▁and ▁fight ▁IS IS . ▁Why ▁this ▁dist ort ion ▁in ▁media ▁about ▁problems ▁between ▁Kur ds ▁and ▁Arab s ?" ▁Eth nic ▁Kur d ish ▁fellow ▁co - ch air man ▁S ali h ▁H aj i ▁Moh ammed ▁stated : ▁" In ▁our ▁social ▁contract , ▁we ▁say ▁we ▁want ▁to ▁have ▁good ▁relations ▁with ▁neighbor ing ▁countries ▁like ▁Turkey . ▁Any ▁country ▁that ▁does ▁not ▁inter f ere ▁in ▁Man bij ▁and ▁our ▁areas ,