Sheikh Humaydi Daham al-Hadi (also Hamidi Daham al-Hadi and Hmeidi Daham al-Jarba; Arabic: حميدي دهام الهادي الجربا, 1936 – 10 November 2022) was the leader of the Arab tribe of Shammar in Syria.
Biography edit
Al-Hadi al-Jarba was born in Tall Ulu al-Ula, al-Hasakah Governorate in 1936,[1] to Daham ibn al-Hadi ibn al-Assi al-Jarba (1890–1976), who was the leader of Shammar tribe and a member in the People's Assembly of Syria.
In 2014, he was given a role described variously as co-president and co-governor of Jazira canton of Rojava in northern Syria.[2][3][4][5] He has actively promoted the campaign against ISIL, and has been a severe critic of Wahhabism.[2][6]
His son Bandar al-Humaydi is military leader of al-Sanadid Forces.[2]
He chaired a meeting of Arab tribal representatives in August 2017 that resulted in the foundation of the Democratic Conservative Party.[7] He was subsequently chosen as the party's first secretary general.[8] 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.[9]
On 10 November 2022, he died at hospital in Erbil, aged 86.[1][10][11]
References edit
- ^ a b "حميدي دهام الجربا شيخ قبيلة شمر في ذمة الله". albawaba.com (in Arabic). 10 November 2022.
- ^ a b c "SDF plays central role in Syrian civil war" (PDF). IHS Jane's 360. IHS. 20 January 2016. pp. 3–4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 April 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- ^ Gupta, Rahila (9 April 2016). "Rojava's commitment to Jineolojî: the science of women". openDemocracy. Archived from the original on 22 September 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 24 September 2019. 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.
- ^ "Syria's Kurds increasingly isolated as Arab tribes cut deals with regime - Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East".
- ^ "قبائل شمر تودع شيخها حميدي الدهام الجربا". khaberni.com (in Arabic). 10 November 2022.
- ^ "AA mourns passing of Sheikh Humaydi Daham al-Hadi". Hawar news agency. 10 Nov 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.