Burkān al-Furāt

Burkān al-Furāt ( Arabic بركان الفرات, DMG Burkān al-Furāt 'Volcano of the Euphrates') was an alliance formed by the People's Defense Units (YPG) and the Free Syrian Army (FSA) on September 12, 2014. In a joint statement, the establishment of a joint operations center was announced and the aim of the merger was communicated. Burkān al-Furāt aims to cleanse the Euphrates region from the radical Islamic IS militias and to ensure unity and solidarity among one another. The first test of this alliance was the battle for Kobanê . Thereafter, the Tall Abyad alliance conquered in mid-2015 what linked the areas of Kobanê and al-Hasakah. In October 2015, the Burkān al-Furāt merged into the new alliance of the Syrian Democratic Forces .

Members

character	Surname	description
	People's Defense Units and Women's People's Defense Units (YPG, YPJ)
	Women's Defense Units (YPJ)
	Liwāʾ at-Tauḥīd	Active in the eastern region
	Liwāʾ Thuwwār ar-Raqqa
	Katāʾib Shams ash-Shimāl	Translated: Battalion Sun of the North. These are subordinate to the Alwiya Fajr al-Ḥurriyya (Brigades Dawn of Freedom) and were founded during the Syrian civil war .
	Sarāya Jarabulus
	Jabhat al-Akrād	Was expelled from the FSA because of its alleged proximity to the Democratic Union Party (PYD)
	Thuwwār Umunā 'ar-Raqqa
	Jaish al-Qiṣāṣ
	Liwāʾ al-Jihād fī Sabīl Illāh

Individual evidence

↑ YPG and FSA establish joint attack center. Kurdish News , September 10, 2014, archived from the original on March 29, 2016 ; accessed on April 20, 2018 .
↑ Jan Jessen: Call for help from Kobane: "We urgently need weapons". Neue Ruhr Zeitung , October 6, 2014, accessed on April 20, 2018 . Kurds accuse the AKP government of Turkey of delivering arms to IS. Radio Dreyeckland , September 19, 2014, accessed April 20, 2018 . Redwan Bizar: YPG and FSA form a joint military chamber to combat ISIS in Syria. ARA News, September 12, 2014, archived from the original on April 20, 2018 ; accessed on November 1, 2014 .
↑ Redwan Bizar: Kurdish fighters and allied Syrian rebels continue progress against ISIS north Raqqa. ARA News, June 8, 2015, archived from the original on June 8, 2015 ; Retrieved on April 20, 2018 (English): "'Our campaign will not stop until liberating Tell Abyad and expelling Islamic State terrorists out of the area,' Darwish said." How Islamic State Victories Shape the Syrian Civil War. Stratfor , June 2, 2015, accessed on April 20, 2018 (English): "Over the past week, the Euphrates Volcano outfit, which is affiliated with the Free Syrian Army, openly targeted the Islamic State-held town of Tal Abyad in northern Raqaa province. "
↑ "بركان الفرات" يوحد العرب والأكراد ضد "داعش". Deutsche Welle , September 11, 2014, accessed on April 20, 2018 (Arabic, “Burkān al-Furāt” unites Arabs and Kurds against “ Daash ”.).

[1] YPG and FSA establish joint attack center. Kurdish News , September 10, 2014, archived from the original on March 29, 2016 ; accessed on April 20, 2018 .

[2] Jan Jessen: Call for help from Kobane: "We urgently need weapons". Neue Ruhr Zeitung , October 6, 2014, accessed on April 20, 2018 . Kurds accuse the AKP government of Turkey of delivering arms to IS. Radio Dreyeckland , September 19, 2014, accessed April 20, 2018 . Redwan Bizar: YPG and FSA form a joint military chamber to combat ISIS in Syria. ARA News, September 12, 2014, archived from the original on April 20, 2018 ; accessed on November 1, 2014 .

[3] Redwan Bizar: Kurdish fighters and allied Syrian rebels continue progress against ISIS north Raqqa. ARA News, June 8, 2015, archived from the original on June 8, 2015 ; Retrieved on April 20, 2018 (English): "'Our campaign will not stop until liberating Tell Abyad and expelling Islamic State terrorists out of the area,' Darwish said." How Islamic State Victories Shape the Syrian Civil War. Stratfor , June 2, 2015, accessed on April 20, 2018 (English): "Over the past week, the Euphrates Volcano outfit, which is affiliated with the Free Syrian Army, openly targeted the Islamic State-held town of Tal Abyad in northern Raqaa province. "

[4] "بركان الفرات" يوحد العرب والأكراد ضد "داعش". Deutsche Welle , September 11, 2014, accessed on April 20, 2018 (Arabic, “Burkān al-Furāt” unites Arabs and Kurds against “ Daash ”.).