![]() By aiding the PYD's YPG and YPJ in capturing much of the al-Hasakah Governorate, and especially securing the local oil fields, the militia managed to grow in size and power, which allowed Humaydi Daham al-Hadi to maintain his authority over the Syrian Shammar. The alliance with the Kurds and the formation of the Army of Dignity were Humaydi's response to the growing power of Jihadi groups like ISIL in the region. After the outbreak of the Syrian Civil War and the almost complete retreat of the Syrian Army from the al-Hasakah Governorate in mid 2012, Humaydi Daham al-Hadi soon aligned himself with the Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) and in 2013 set up the Army of Dignity ( Jaysh al-Karama), which later transformed into the al-Sanadid Forces. The Shammar is a historically powerful and prestigious tribal group, though their number and influence in Syria has dwindled since the independence of Syria. The Sanadid Forces in al-Shaddadi after the offensive in February 2016. The militia itself has claimed that it neither supports nor opposes Assad's rule, with Humaydi Daham al-Hadi having said that "whoever rules Damascus rules Syria". Whereas some sources regard Humaydi Daham al-Hadi as "anti-government" figure, others accuse the al-Sanadid Forces of siding with the government, while strictly opposing the Syrian opposition. The al-Sanadid Forces' stance in regard to the Ba'athist government of Bashar al-Assad is ambiguous. Humaydi Daham al-Hadi and his son both repeatedly expressed loyalty to and support for the Kurdish forces. As result, when the al-Sanadid Forces were formed, they were set up as explicitly pro-Kurdish. In course of the 2004 al-Qamishli riots, the Shammar under Humaydi Daham al-Hadi were the only Arab tribe in al-Hasakah Governorate that refused to fight the Kurdish protestors for the government. ![]() The Shammar tribe generally maintains a long cooperative relationship with the Syrian Kurds since the 18th century, despite a number of tribal disputes. Humaydi Daham al-Hadi has also expressed his ambition to facilitate the breakup of Saudi Arabia, likely to retake the former Emirate of Jabal Shammar from the House of Saud. ![]() The al-Sanadid Forces primarily want to ensure the Shammar tribe's autonomy and security in the Al-Hasakah Governorate furthermore, they have pledged to fight Wahhabism. ![]()
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