Adnan Abu Amjad

Adnan Abu Amjad
Adnan Abu Amjad
Native name	Arabic: عدنان أبو أمجد
Birth name	Adnan Abdul Aziz Ahmed (Arabic: عدنان عبد العزيز أحمد)
Born	1977; Manbij, Syria
Died	29 August 2017 (aged 39–40); Raqqa, Syria
Allegiance	Syrian opposition (2012–2013); Rojava (2013–2017)
Service/branch	Free Syrian Army (2012–2017); Syrian Democratic Forces (2015–2017) Manbij Military Council;
Years of service	2012–2017
Unit	Kurdish Front (2013–2014); Northern Sun Battalion (2014–2017);
Commands held	Commander-in-chief of the Manbij Military Council (2016–2017); Deputy commander of the Northern Sun Battalion (2014–2017)
Battles/wars	Syrian civil war Battle of Aleppo; Al-Qusayr offensive Battle of al-Qusayr (2013); ; Inter-rebel conflict during the Syrian Civil War; Rojava–Islamist conflict Siege of Kobanî; Tell Abyad offensive; 2015 al-Hawl offensive; Tishrin Dam offensive; Al-Shaddadi offensive (2016); Manbij offensive; Raqqa campaign (2016–2017) Battle of Tabqa (2017); Battle of Raqqa (2017) †; ; ; Operation Euphrates Shield;

Adnan Abdul Aziz Ahmed^[1] (1977 – 29 August 2017), better known as Adnan Abu Amjad (Arabic: عدنان أبو أمجد), was the commander of the Manbij Military Council, active within the Syrian Democratic Forces in the Syrian Civil War. Adnan led his group, the Manbij Military Council and the Northern Sun Battalion, in every battle since its formation in 2014, including the Siege of Kobanî, the Tell Abyad offensive, the Tishrin Dam offensive, the al-Hawl offensive, the al-Shaddadi offensive, the Battle of Manbij, his hometown, where he freed his parents from ISIL rule in August 2016,^[4] and the Raqqa campaign, including the Battle of Raqqa, where he was killed in action on 29 August 2017.^[5]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Tomorrow, body of Abu Amjad will be buried in Manbij". Hawar News Agency. 30 August 2017. Archived from the original on 8 September 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
^ ^a ^b "SDF plays central role in Syrian civil war" (PDF). Jane's Intelligence Review. January 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 April 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
^ "Abu Adel supports martyr Abu Amjad by following his footsteps and taking revenge". Hawar News Agency. 4 September 2017. Archived from the original on 8 September 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
^ Jan Muhammad and Wladimir van Wilgenburg (3 August 2016). "SDF commander frees his own parents from ISIS in special operation". ARA News. Archived from the original on 11 August 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
^ Hisham Arafat (31 August 2017). "Senior SDF commander lost his life in Raqqa fighting IS". Kurdistan 24.