▁Al - San ad id ▁Forces ▁ ▁Sy ri ac ▁Military ▁Council ▁( M awt bo ▁Ful ho yo ▁S ury o yo , ▁M FS ) ▁ ▁Li wa ▁Th u ww ar ▁al - R a qq a ▁ ▁Eu phr ates ▁Vol cano ▁ ▁Army ▁of ▁Revolution aries ▁( J ay sh ▁al - Th u war , ▁J AT ) ▁▁ 9 9 th ▁Infantry ▁Brigade ▁ ▁Brigade ▁Gr oups ▁of ▁al - J az ira ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 0 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁after ▁a ▁two - day ▁conference , ▁The ▁Sy rian ▁Democratic ▁Council ▁was ▁established ▁as ▁a ▁political ▁platform ▁of ▁the ▁S DF . ▁Human ▁rights ▁activ ist ▁Hay th am ▁Mann a ▁was ▁co - ch air man ▁at ▁its ▁found ing . ▁The ▁Assembly ▁that ▁established ▁the ▁Sy rian ▁Democratic ▁Council ▁was ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁ 1 3 ▁members ▁from ▁specific ▁eth nic , ▁economic ▁and ▁political ▁background s . ▁ ▁Sy rian ▁Arab ▁Co al ition ▁ ▁The ▁Sy rian ▁Arab ▁Co al ition ▁is ▁called ▁by ▁the ▁U . S . ▁government ▁as ▁an ▁al liance ▁of ▁program matically ▁exclus ively ▁eth nic ▁Arab ▁milit ias ▁established ▁during ▁the ▁Sy rian ▁Civil ▁War . ▁In ▁this ▁narr ative , ▁it ▁consists ▁of ▁exclus ively ▁eth nic ▁Arab ▁component ▁groups ▁of ▁the ▁S DF ▁al liance , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁al - San ad id ▁Forces , ▁the ▁De ir ▁ez - Z or ▁Military ▁Council , ▁Arab ▁units