Pro-Assad period The Arab Tribal Forces were established by Ibrahim al-Hifl in September 2023 with the aim of fighting the
Syrian Democratic Forces in
Deir ez-Zor province. They were supported by
Ba'athist Syria. which resulted in Arab fighters capturing 10 members of the
Syrian Democratic Forces. According to the
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, 20 vehicles with members of the
Baqir Brigade arrived at the Baqir Brigade headquarters in the
Deir ez-Zor neighborhood of Dahiya.
Syrian transition period Following the
fall of the Assad regime, Arab tribal forces and clans lost one of their financiers. According to a source in Deir ez-Zor, they allied with the
Syrian transitional government against
Syrian Democratic Forces along with some
Arab defectors. On 20 January 2025, tribal forces launched an attack on SDF checkpoints, injuring three SDF fighters. ==References==