Jan 20, 2016
The Ahrar Jarablus (Freedom Seekers of Jarablus) Brigade today joined the SDF, calling it the only force capable of establishing a national Syrian army.
The AJB, which is composed of Kurdish, Arab, and Turkmen fighters, declared its joining of the SDF via a statement. One of the AJB commanders named Armanj Jarablus read the AJB statement in Kharab Ato village located 30 kms to the west of Kobane.
The statement reads:
“Establishing the SDF, which has achieved great victories against the ISIS’s mercenaries, is intended to save the Syrian people. The SDF is made up of all different components of Syrian people and plays an indispensably important role in strengthening the national unity. After the SDF revolutionaries’ call, we as the Ahrar Jarablus Brigade declare our joining of the SDF ranks. We will act according to the SFD goals. We will comply with all SDF decisions which are consistent with the Syrian people’s demands for freedom, justice, and democracy.”
Calling the SDF a middle-ground capable of establishing a national Syrian Army, Commander Armanj said: “the SDF is an indispensable base for a democratic, pluralistic Syria whose all components will freely and peacefully find a role to play in it and [thereby] will get rid of oppression and terrorism.”
The AJB commanders called upon all patriotic Syrian forces to join the SDF, which they called the only force flexible enough to include all moderate, secular Syrian forces.
In the end, they chanted slogans in defense of establishing a free, democratic Syria.
