Humaydi Daham al-Hadi
Sheikh Humaydi Daham al-Hadi (also Hamidi Daham al-Hadi and Hmeidi Daham al-Jarba) is the leader in Syria of the Arab tribe of Shammar. In 2014, he was given a role described variously as co-president and co-governor of Jazira canton of Rojava in northern Syria.[1][2][3][4] He has actively promoted the campaign against ISIL, and has been a severe critic of Wahhabism.[1][5]
His son Bandar al-Humaydi is military leader of al-Sanadid Forces.[1]
He chaired a meeting of Arab tribal representatives in August 2017 that resulted in the foundation of the Democratic Conservative Party.[6] He was subsequently chosen as the party's first secretary general.[7] In March 2019, he traveled from northern Syria to Damascus, the Khmeimim Air Base and Baghdad for talks with Syrian, Russian and Iraqi officials. The visit was seen as a sign of his willingness to abandon the PKK in favour of the Syrian government.[8]
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- "Sanadid fighters promote their participation in Wrath of Euphrates". Hawar News Agency. 9 January 2017. Archived from the original on 1 March 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- Hubbard, Ben (2 November 2015). "New U.S.-backed alliance to counter ISIS in Syria falters". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
- "New allies in northern Syria don't seem to share U.S. goals". The McClatchy Company. 27 October 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- Amena Riyad (13 July 2018). "Kurdish People's Protection Units intelligence services close Democratic Conservative Party offices in al-Raqqa". Smart News. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
- ""المحافظين الديمقراطي" حزبٌ جديد يُعلن عن نفسه في قامشلو" [The Democratic Conservatives are a new party declaring itself in Qamishlo]. buyer (in Arabic). 28 August 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2019/03/syria-kurds-isolated-arab-tribes-deals-damascus.html