▁of ▁them ▁Arab s . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 9 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁it ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁a ▁group ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁Li wa ▁A hr ar ▁al - R a qq a ▁(" Free ▁Ra qq a ▁Brigade ") ▁joined ▁the ▁S DF . ▁The ▁group ▁had ▁earlier ▁been ▁known ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁Li wa ▁al - J ih ad ▁fi ▁S abe el ▁Al lah ▁(" J ih ad ▁in ▁the ▁Path ▁of ▁God ▁Brigade ") ▁and ▁had ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁been ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Eu phr ates ▁Vol cano ▁operations ▁room . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁the ▁S DF ▁established ▁the ▁Man bij ▁Military ▁Council ▁with ▁the ▁goal ▁of ▁se cur ing ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Man bij ▁and ▁its ▁surrounding ▁coun tr ys ide ▁( Man bij ▁off ensive ). ▁The ▁council ▁also ▁included ▁previously ▁unknown ▁groups ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Man bij ▁Revolution aries ▁Battalion , ▁or ▁the ▁Man bij ▁Turk men ▁Brigade ▁which ▁joined ▁the ▁Northern ▁Sun ▁Battalion ▁of ▁the ▁Army ▁of ▁Revolution aries . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 0 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁a ▁group ▁called ▁the ▁Tel ▁R ifa at ▁Revolution aries ▁Battalion , ▁with ▁ 2 5 0 ▁members , ▁joined ▁the ▁Kur d ish ▁Front ▁of ▁the ▁Army ▁of ▁Revolution aries . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 3 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁in ▁the ▁al - Sh add ad ah ▁area , ▁ 1 5