▁page ▁without ▁providing ▁any ▁reasons . ▁▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁▁▁ ▁On ▁ 1 3 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁US - led ▁Co al ition ▁would ▁train ▁a ▁group ▁called ▁the ▁Sy rian ▁Border ▁Security ▁Force ▁( BS F ), ▁and ▁would ▁aim ▁to ▁reach ▁ 3 0 , 0 0 0 ▁f igh ters , ▁half ▁of ▁those ▁being ▁composed ▁by ▁current ▁S DF ▁members . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 0 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁K ino ▁Gabriel , ▁the ▁sp okes man ▁for ▁the ▁Sy ri ac ▁Military ▁Council , ▁was ▁also ▁made ▁the ▁sp okes man ▁for ▁the ▁S DF . ▁ ▁In ▁early ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁Brigade ▁For ▁The ▁Liber ation ▁of ▁Id lib ▁and ▁Afr in , ▁and ▁the ▁Id lib ▁Revolution aries ▁Brigade ▁where ▁established . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁first ▁S apper ▁unit ▁was ▁established . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁first ▁Special ▁Forces ▁Regiment ▁was ▁formed . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 4 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁Ass y rian ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁announced ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁a ▁un ited ▁military ▁leadership ▁for ▁N att ore h ▁and ▁the ▁K hab our ▁Gu ards . ▁The ▁un ited ▁force ▁will ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" A sh ur ▁Forces ". ▁▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁▁▁ ▁On ▁ 2 3 ▁March ▁ 2 0