QSD

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QSD is the Kurdish-language abbreviation for the Syrian Democratic Forces, a multi-ethnic, U.S.-backed military alliance that has played a central role in fighting ISIS in northern and eastern Syria.

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QSD canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armed group ⓘ
military alliance ⓘ
abbreviationFor Syrian Democratic Forces ⓘ
abbreviationLanguage Kurdish ⓘ
allianceWith YPG ⓘ
YPJ ⓘ
composition multi-ethnic ⓘ
conflict Syrian civil war ⓘ
linked to: Syrian Civil War

War against the Islamic State ⓘ
country Syria ⓘ
fullName Syrian Democratic Forces ⓘ
goal defeat of ISIS in Syria ⓘ
establishment of a decentralized, democratic Syria ⓘ
headquartersLocation al-Hasakah Governorate ⓘ
ideology democratic confederalism ⓘ
federalism in Syria ⓘ
secularism ⓘ
includesEthnicGroup Arabs ⓘ
Assyrians ⓘ
Circassians ⓘ
Kurds ⓘ
Turkmen ⓘ
linked to: Turkmens
includesReligiousGroup Christians ⓘ
linked to: Christianity

Muslims ⓘ
Yazidis ⓘ
militaryBranch Deir ez-Zor Military Council ⓘ
Manbij Military Council ⓘ
People's Protection Units ⓘ
Raqqa Military Council ⓘ
Syriac Military Council ⓘ
Women's Protection Units ⓘ
notableBattle Battle of Kobani ⓘ
Battle of Manbij ⓘ
Deir ez-Zor campaign against ISIS ⓘ
Raqqa campaign ⓘ
operatesIn eastern Syria ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Syria

northern Syria ⓘ
opposedBy Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant ⓘ
Syrian government forces ⓘ
linked to: Syrian Armed Forces

Turkish Armed Forces ⓘ
Turkish-backed Syrian National Army ⓘ
partOf Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria ⓘ
role central role in fighting ISIS in northern and eastern Syria ⓘ
supportedBy International Coalition against ISIS ⓘ
United States ⓘ
usesLanguage Arabic ⓘ
Kurdish ⓘ
Syriac ⓘ

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Syrian Democratic Forces → alsoKnownAs → QSD ⓘ
subject linked to: SDF