The Forces of the Brave, generally called the al-Sanadid Forces, is a militia formed by the Arab Shammar tribe to fight against the Islamic State. Even though the tribe's Syrian strongholds are mostly in the Jazira Canton of the Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (DAANES), such as at al-Yaarubiyah and Tell Hamis, the militia operates throughout most of the DAANES. The red colour in their flag represents blood while the yellow represents the light, calling themselves "marchers on the red death". The al-Sanadid Forces are affiliated with the co-governor/co-president of Jazira Canton and tribal leader Humaydi Daham al-Hadi, and are led by Humaydi's son Bandar al-Humaydi.