# The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)
The **Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)** is a **multi-ethnic and multi-religious alliance of militias**, primarily **Kurdish**, along with:
- **Arab**
- **Assyrian/Syriac**
- **Turkmen**
- **Armenian**
- **Circassian**
- **Chechen**
groups involved in the **Syrian Civil War**. The **SDF was officially established on October 11, 2015**, during a **press conference in Hasakah**, and was built upon **long-standing cooperation among its founding factions**.
The graph illustrates the **structure**, **key figures**, and **leadership** of the **Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)**.