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Syrian Democratic Forces

alliance of militias fighting against ISIL and other Islamist extremists in the Syrian Civil War
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Syrian Democratic Forces
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Summary

Syrian Democratic Forces is an irregular military[1]. It draws 6,628 Wikipedia views per month (irregular military category, ranking #3 of 23).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: Syria[3]
  • Instance of: armed organisation group[4]
  • Headquarters location: Hasakah[5]
  • Location: Qamishli[6]
  • Commons category: Syrian Democratic Forces[7]
  • Inception: October 10, 2015[8]
  • Participated in conflict: Syrian Civil War[9], Rojava Revolution[10]
  • Official website: https://sdf-press.com/en/[11]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Syrian Democratic Forces[12]
  • Political ideology: federalism[13], democratic confederalism[14], secularism[15], minority rights[16]
  • Participant in: 2019 Turkish offensive into north-eastern Syria[17], Turkish military operation in Afrin[18]
  • Native label: قوات سوريا الديمقراطية[19], Hêzên Sûriya Demokratîk[20]
  • Member count: 100,000[21]
  • Commanded by: Mazlum Abdi[22]
  • Social media followers: 24,767[23], 24,247[24], 24,045[25]

Why It Matters

Syrian Democratic Forces has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

Related Entities

Hasakah Syria

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Bouzinac · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Headquarters → —
    Official website → https://sdf-press.com/en/
    Social media followers → {'amount': '+24767'}, {'amount': '+24247'}, {'amount': '+24045'}
    Commanded by → Mazlum Abdi
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Participant in: Turkish military operation in Afrin, using [[User:Frettie/consistency check add.js]]"
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