Syriac Military Council

The Military Council of the Syriac (English Syriac Military Council, Syrian- Aramaic ܡ ܘ ܬ ܒ ܐ ܦ ܘ ܠ ܚ ܝ ܐ ܣ ܘ ܪ ܝ ܝ ܐ Mawtbo Fulhoyo Syriac, abbreviation MFS, Arabic المجلس العسكري السرياني, DMG Al- Majlis al - ʿ Askari as- siryānī ) is an Aramaic / Assyrian military organization in Syria and part of the people's defense units ( YPG ).

Founding and goals

The establishment of the organization was announced on 8 January 2013. According to the MFS is the goal of the organization to strive for the national rights of the Assyrian / Aramean people and to defend its settlements. The MFS operates mainly in areas that are populated by the Assyrian / Aramaic Christian minority, especially in al -Hasakah.

On December 16, 2013, the MFS announced the creation of a new military academy called " the martyrs Abgar ." On December 24, 2013, succeeded to the MFS to conquer together with the local defense units ( YPG ), occupied by the al - Nusra front Gharduka village in north-eastern Syria back. The village is now under the full control of the MFS. The MFS participated in various offensives launched by the YPG against jihadist groups of al - Nusra front, the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant ( ISIL ) and Ahrar al -Shams in part, including a YPG- offensive, which in the December 26, 2013 Tel Hamis and the surrounding area has been started. On January 8, 2014 announced the MFS that he has joined the ranks of the YPG.