▁Mart yr ▁Am ara ▁Arab ▁Women ' s ▁Battalion , ▁named ▁after ▁a ▁female ▁Arab ▁S DF ▁f ighter ▁that ▁died ▁in ▁combat . ▁Their ▁area ▁of ▁focus ▁will ▁be ▁the ▁De ir ▁ez - Z or ▁Governor ate . ▁The ▁group ▁currently ▁consists ▁of ▁ 3 5 ▁f igh ters ▁from ▁the ▁cities ▁of ▁H ama , ▁al - R a qq a , ▁De ir ▁ez - Z or ▁and ▁Has ak ah , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁al - Sh add ad ah . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁August , ▁the ▁Revolution ary ▁Forces ▁was ▁formed ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁S DF ▁in ▁northern ▁Ale ppo , ▁with ▁the ▁intent ▁to ▁fight ▁the ▁Turkish ▁occupation ▁of ▁northern ▁Sy ria . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 5 ▁August , ▁ 8 0 0 ▁f igh ters ▁left ▁the ▁El ite ▁Forces ▁and ▁were ▁integrated ▁into ▁the ▁ranks ▁of ▁the ▁S DF ▁and ▁its ▁De ir ▁ez - Z or ▁Military ▁Council . ▁The ▁f igh ters ▁said ▁the ▁El ite ▁Forces ▁were ▁comm itting ▁cor ruption . ▁These ▁forces ▁consist ▁of ▁ 7 ▁units ▁of ▁al - B agg ara ▁and ▁al - Sh ait at ▁trib al ▁f igh ters ▁station ed ▁in ▁the ▁eastern ▁Ra qq a ▁and ▁southern ▁Has aka ▁coun tr ys ides . ▁ ▁On ▁ 4 ▁September , ▁a ▁fa ction ▁of ▁the ▁Northern ▁Brigade , ▁which ▁is ▁a ▁T F SA ▁unit , ▁defect ed ▁to ▁the ▁S DF . ▁ ▁Ar ound