- Sh ait at ▁joined ▁the ▁S DF , ▁sending ▁f igh ters ▁to ▁Al - Sh add ad ah . ▁ ▁On ▁ 5 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁a ▁group ▁called ▁Mart y rs ▁of ▁Dam ▁Brigade ▁from ▁an ▁Arab ▁village ▁called ▁al - M akh mar ▁( li ber ated ▁by ▁the ▁Sy rian ▁Democratic ▁Forces ▁in ▁the ▁T ish rin ▁Dam ▁off ensive ) ▁joined ▁the ▁Northern ▁Sun ▁Battalion ▁and ▁the ▁S DF . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 8 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁a ▁group ▁called ▁Mart yr ▁Q as im ▁A ree f ▁Battalion ▁from ▁S arr in ▁was ▁formed ▁and ▁joined ▁the ▁Army ▁of ▁Revolution aries ▁and ▁the ▁S DF . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 0 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁a ▁group ▁called ▁the ▁Sold iers ▁of ▁the ▁Two ▁Holy ▁Mos ques ▁Brigade ▁joined ▁the ▁Sy rian ▁Democratic ▁Forces ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Northern ▁Sun ▁Battalion . ▁It ▁was ▁formerly ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Army ▁of ▁M uj ah ide en ' s ▁ 1 9 th ▁Division . ▁The ▁group ▁operated ▁in ▁the ▁northern ▁Ale ppo ▁Governor ate ▁coun tr ys ide , ▁and ▁also ▁have ▁a ▁presence ▁in ▁Ale ppo ▁city ▁and ▁Kob ani . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁it ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 0 0 ▁loc als ▁from ▁the ▁earlier ▁liber ated ▁areas ▁around ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Sh add adi ▁joined ▁the ▁S DF , ▁most