Syriac Military Council
| Syriac Military Council | |
|---|---|
| ܡܘܬܒܐ ܦܘܠܚܝܐ ܣܘܪܝܝܐ Mawtbo Fulhoyo Suryoyo | |
Official logo of the Syriac Military Council | |
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| Dates of operation | 8 January 2013–Present |
| Allegiance | Syriac Union Party |
| Groups | Bethnahrain Women's Protection Forces Special Forces unit |
| Active regions | Al-Hasakah Governorate Raqqa Governorate Nineveh Governorate, Iraq Gozarto Region |
| Ideology | Dawronoye |
| Size | 2,000+ (2015) c. 3,000+ (2017 estimate) |
| Part of | Syrian Democratic Forces |
| Allies | Khabour Guards Nattoreh Sutoro People's Protection Units |
| Opponents | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant al-Nusra Front |
| Wars | the Syrian Civil War |
| Flag | |
| Website | https://twitter.com/SyriacMFS |
The Syriac Military Council (Syriac: ܡܘܬܒܐ ܦܘܠܚܝܐ ܣܘܪܝܝܐ, romanized: Mawtbo Fulḥoyo Suryoyo, MFS; Arabic: المجلس العسكري السرياني السوري) is an Assyrian military organisation in Syria, part of the Syrian Democratic Forces. The establishment of the organisation was announced on 8 January 2013. According to the Syriac Military Council, the goal of the organisation is to stand up for the national rights of and to protect Assyrians in Syria. It operates mostly in the densely populated Assyrian areas of Al-Hasakah Governorate, and is affiliated to the Syriac Union Party.
On 16 December 2013, the Syriac Military Council announced the foundation of a new Military Academy named "Martyr Abgar". On December 24, the MFS released photographs showing its members in control of the Assyrian village of Ghardukah, located 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) south of Qahtaniyah (Tirbespiyê/Qabre Hewore). The village church had been completely destroyed by Jabhat al-Nusra, which occupied the hamlet before being expelled in mid-October during an operation launched by the People's Protection Units (YPG), in which MFS members may have participated. The Syriac Military Council established an all-female military and police unit called the Bethnahrain Women's Protection Forces in September 2015.