. S . ▁Colonel ▁John ▁Dor rian , ▁ 7 5 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁S DF ▁forces ▁fighting ▁in ▁Operation ▁W r ath ▁of ▁Eu phr ates ▁to ▁isol ate ▁I SI L ' s ▁de ▁fact o ▁capital ▁of ▁Ra qq a ▁were ▁Sy rian ▁Arab s , ▁a ▁reflection ▁of ▁the ▁dem ographic ▁composition ▁of ▁that ▁area . ▁" The ▁Sy rian ▁Democratic ▁Forces ▁are ▁a ▁multi - eth nic ▁and ▁multi - sect arian ▁organization , ▁and ▁that ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁reasons ▁why ▁we ' re ▁working ▁with ▁them ▁and ▁they ▁have ▁continued ▁to ▁build ▁the ▁Arab ▁element ▁of ▁their ▁force ." ▁Conc ern ing ▁the ▁S DF ▁in ▁general , ▁Lieutenant ▁General ▁Stephen ▁Town send ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁month ▁said ▁that ▁" I ' m ▁seeing ▁what ▁is ▁probably ▁a ▁pretty ▁broad ▁coal ition ▁of ▁people ▁and ▁the ▁Kur ds ▁may ▁be ▁providing ▁the ▁leadership , ▁because ▁they ▁have ▁a ▁capable ▁leader ▁who ' s ▁stepped ▁up ▁to ▁this ▁challenge . ▁And ▁they ▁are ▁providing ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁organis ational ▁skill , ▁but ▁I ▁see ▁a ▁large ▁cont ing ent ▁about ▁ 2 3 ▁to ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 0 0 0 ▁so ▁far ▁and ▁growing , ▁Arab s , ▁who ▁are ▁march ing ▁to ▁liber ate ▁their ▁part ▁of ▁northern ▁Sy ria . ▁So , ▁I ▁don ' t ▁see ▁a ▁Kur d ish ▁state . ▁I ▁see ▁a ▁multi - c ult ural , ▁multi - party , ▁multi - eth nic , ▁multi -