Arabian tribes met in Turkey, decided to form an 'army'

Representatives of some Arabian tribes from Syria met in Turkey and decided to form "an army against al-Assad, YPG (Kurdish People's' Protection Units), ISIL and Hezbollah terror"
Thursday, 16 March 2017 05:13

Some Arabian tribes from Syria initiated negotiations to form a military and political unity. Leaders of 50 Arabian tribes from Syria came together in a hotel in Şanlıurfa province of Southeastern Turkey.

The meeting was done under the name "General Assembly of Syrian Tribes of Al Jazira and Euphrates Region" and the main target of the meeting was announced to "join to end the occupation by al-Assad-Russian-Iranian and Hezbollah, ISIL and PYD (Democratic Union Party)".

Mudar Hamad el-Esaad, the spokesperson of High Council of Syrian Arabian Tribes, read the statement of the meeting, underlying that the newly-formed army would be commanded by ex-officers of Syrian army and ex-commanders of Free Syrian Army (FSA).

In the opening speech, tribe leader Rafi er-Raco Ukla claimed that US supports PYD in Syria. Ukla demanded international support for "ending al-Assad, ISIL and PYD terror in Euphrates and Al Jazira region of Syria. Ukla also thanked Turkey, Qatar and Saudi Arabia for their support.