Why Turkey is losing hope in Syrian border town of Azaz

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  • Why Turkey is losing hope in Syrian border town of Azaz - Al-Monitor : the Pulse of the Middle East
    http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/02/turkey-syria-hopeless-azaz-battle.html#

    Who makes up Jaish al-Thuwar? Established in May 2015, some of its fighters were in the US-supported, but then disbanded, Hazm Movement and the Syrian Revolutionaries Front. Cephed al-Akrad (the Kurdish Front) — made up of Kurds who had not joined the YPG — is another unit of Jaish al-Thuwar. The Seljuks Brigade and Sultan Selim Brigade of Turkmens, which operate separately from the Turkish-supported Turkmen forces, are also part of Jaish al-Thuwar. An alliance of Arabs, Turkmens and Kurds, Jaish al-Thuwar joined the YPG-led Syrian Democratic Forces in October 2015. Most of the fighters hail from settlements on the Azaz-Marea line and areas of Menbic, al-Bab and Jarablus currently controlled by IS. It isn’t accurate to call Jaish al-Thuwar fighters outsiders.

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