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Exhibit A to Registration Statement
Pursuant to the Foreign Agents Registration Act of
1938, as amended

U.S. Department of Justice
Washington, DC 20530

INSTRUCTIONS. Furnish this exhibit for EACH foreign principal listed in an initial statement and for EACH additional foreign principal acquired
subsequently. The filing of this document requires the payment of a filing fee as set forth in Rule (d)(1), 28C.F.R. § 5.5(dXl). Compliance is
accomplished by filing an electronic Exhibit A form at IittnsV/www.fara gov
Privacy Act Statement. The filing of this document is required by the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, 22 U.S.C. § 611 etseq.,
for the purposes of registration under the Act and public disclosure. Provision of the information requested is mandatory, and failure to provide this
information is subject to the penalty and enforcement provisions established in Section 8 of the Act. Every registration statement, short form
registration, statement, supplemental statement, exhibit, amendment, copy of informational materials or other document or information filed with the
Attorney General under this Act is a public record open to public examination, inspection and copying during the posted business hours of tlic
Registration Unit in Washington, DC. Statements are also available online at the Registration Unit’s webpage; Impx/Avtvw fnrn gov. One copy of
every such document, other than informational materials, is automatically provided to foe Secretary of State pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Ac/ and
copies of any and all documents are routinely made available to other agencies, departments and Congress pursuant to Section 6(c) of the Act. The
Attorney General also transmits a semi-annual report to Congress on the administration of the Act which lists ihc names of all agents registered under
the Act and the foreign principals they represent. This report is available to foe public in print and online at: litfps:/7www fnra.gov.
Public Reporting Burden. Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average .49 hours per response, including the
lime for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining foe data needed, and completing and reviewing the
collection of iriform'alioh. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions
for reducing this burden to Chief, Registration Unit, Counterintelligence and Export Control Section, National Security Division, U.S. Department of
Justice, Washington, DC 20530; and to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503.

2. Registration N

1. Name and Addressof Registrant
U.S. Mission of the Syrian Democratic Council
3. Name of Foreign Principal
Syrian Democratic Council

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4.

Principal Address of Foreign Principal
Democratic Federation of Northern Syria, Adderbeseyeh
Hassakah, Syrian Democratic Council Headquarters

5. Indicate whether your foreign principal is one of the following:
O Government of a foreign country1
0 Foreign political party
□ Foreign or domestic organization: If either, check one of the following:
□ Partnership
Q Committee
O Corporation
□ Voluntary group
□ Association

□ Other (specify)

□ Individual-State nationality_______ .______________________________
6. If foie foreign principal is a foreign government, state:
a) Branch or agency represented by the registrant

b)

7.

Name and title of official with whom registrant deals

If the foreign principal is a foreign political party, state:
a) Principal address
Democratic Federation of Northern Syria, Adderbeseyeh Hassakah, Syrian Democratic Council Headquarters

b)

Name and title of official with whom registrant deals

c)

Principal aim

SEX Co-Presidents Riad Darar and Ilham Ahmed

The SDC alms to establish a federal political system in Syria through the implementation of the
principle of decentralization, helping to secure a democratic, secular system of government.

1 ’Government of a foreign country,” as defined in Section 1(e) of the Act, includes any person or group of persons exercising sovereign de facto or dc jure political jurisdiction
over any country, other than Ihc United States, of over any part of such country, and includes any subdivision of any such group and any group or agency to which such sovereign do
facto or de jure authority or functions ate directly or indirectly delegated. Such term shall include any faction or body of insurgents within a country assuming to exercise
governmental authority whether such faction or body of insurgents has or has not been recognized by the United States.

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8. If tile foreign principal is not a foreign government, or a foreign political party.
a) State the nature of the business or activity of this foreign principal.

b) Is this foreignprincipal:
Supervised by a foreign government, foreign political party, or other foreign principal

Yes □ No □

Owned by a foreign government, foreign political party, or other foreign principal

Yes □ No □

Directed by a foreign government, foreign political party, or other foreign principal

Yes □ No □

Controlled by a foreign government, foreign political party, or other foreign principal

Yes Q No □

Financed by a foreign government, foreign political party, or other foreign principal

Yes'D No □

Subsidized in part by a foreign government, foreign political party, or other foreign principal

Yes D No □

9. Explain fully all items answered "Yes" in Item 8(b). (Ifadditional space is needed, a full insert page must be used.)

] 0. If the foreign principal is an organization and is not owned or controlled by a foreign government, foreign political party or other
foreign principal, state who owns and controls it.

EXECUTION
In accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 1746, the undersigned swears or affirms under penalty of perjury that he/she has read the
information set forth iri this Extobit A to the registration statement and that he/she is.familiar with the contents thereof and that such
contents are in their entirety true and accurate to the best of his/her knowledge and belief.

Date of Exhibit A

Name and Title

Signature

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u.s. Department of justice
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OMB No. 1124-0004; Expires May 31, 2020

Exhibit B to Registration Statement
Pursuant to the Foreign Agents Registration Act of
1938, as amended

INSTRUCTIONS. A registrant must furnish as an Exhibit B copies of each written agreement and the terms and conditions of each oral agreement
with his foreign principal, including all modifications of such agreements, or, where no contract exists, a full statement of all the circumstances by
reason of which the registrant is acting as an agent of a foreign principal. Compliance is accomplished by filing an electronic Exhibit B form at
hftp.s://www.fara.gpv.
Privacy Act Statement. The filing of this document is required for the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, 22 U.S.C. § 611 etseq.,
for the purposes of registration under the Act and public disclosure. Provision of the information requested is mandatory, and failure to provide
the information is subject to the penalty and enforcement provisions established in Section 8 of the Act. Every registration statement, short form
registration statement, supplemental statement, exhibit, amendment, copy of informational materials or other document or information filed with the
Attorney General under this Act is a public record open to public examination, inspection and copying during the posted business hours of the
Registration Unit in Washington, DC. Statements are also available online at the Registration Unit’s webpage: httpv//www.farn gov One copy of
every such document, other than informational materials, is automatically provided to the Secretary of State pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Ac( and
copies of any and all documents arc routinely made available to other agencies, departments and Congress pursuant to Section 6(c) of the Act. The
Attorney Genera! also transmits a semi-annual report to Congress on the administration of die Act which lists the names of all agents registered under
the Act and the foreign principals they represent. This report is available to the' public in print and online at: hiitur//www.fara.yov
Public Reporting Burden. Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated © average .33 hours per response, including the
time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the
collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions
for reducing this burden to Chief, Registration Unit, Counterintelligence and Export Control Section, National Security Division, U.S. Department of
Justice, Washington, IX 20530; and to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget. Washington, DC 20503.
1. Name of Registrant

2. Registration No.

U.S. Mission of the Syrian Democratic Council
3 Name of Foreign Principal

Syrian Democratic Council
Check Appropriate Box:
4. □ The agreement between tire registrant and the above-named foreign principal is a fonnal written contract. Ifthis'box is
checked, attach a copy of the contract to this exhibit.
5. E There is no formal written contract between the registrant and the foreign principal. The agreement with the above-named
foreign principal has resulted from an exchange of correspondence. If this box is checked, attach a copy of all pertinent
correspondence, including a copy of.any initial proposal winch has been adopted by reference in such correspondence.
6. Q The agreement or understanding between the registrant and the foreign principal is the result of neither a formal written
contract nor an exchange of correspondence between the parties. If this box is checked, give a complete description below of
the terms and conditions of the oral agreement or understanding, its duration, the fees and expenses, if any, to be received.
7. Describe fully the nature and method of performance of the above indicated agreement or understanding.

The Presidency committee of the Syrian' Democratic Council has tasked all of the mentioned names (officers of the
registrant) to serve as a conduit between the U.S government and the Syrian Democratic Council, for the purpose of
educating U.S policymakers about the democratic struggle in Syria and the work of the SDC to implement a decentralized,
secular, system of federalism in Syria.

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8. Describe fully the activities the registrant engages in or proposes to engage in on behalf of the above foreign principal.

The Syrian Democratic Council's mission in the United States will primarily focus on educating the American people about
the Democratic process in Syria, and will encourage the American Government to make laws that strengthen democracy in
Syria and adopt federalism as solution for the democratic transition in Syria.
The legislative agenda of the U.S. Mission of the Syrian Democratic Council will involve efforts to better equip the army of
Democratic Federation of Northern Syria (DFNS); improve the region's counter-terrorism apparatus to meet the needs of the
post-ISIS era; end the Turkish occupation of Syria;.allow the DFNS to operate an international airport; and increase
humanitarian aid to the region.

9. Will the activities on behalf of the above foreign principal include political activities as defined in Section l(o) of the Act and in
the footnote below? Yes 0
No □
If yes, describe all such political activities indicating, among other things, the relations, interests or policies to be influenced
together with the means to be employed to achieve (his purpose.

The legislative agenda of the U.S. Mission of the Syrian Democratic Council will involve efforts to better equip the army of
Democratic Federation of Northern Syria (DFNS); improve the region's counter-terrorism apparatus to meet the needs of the
post-ISIS era; end the Turkish occupation of Syria; a llow the DFNS to operate an international airport; and increase
humanitarian aid to the region.
The registrant plans to disseminate informational materials to policymakers at the federal level in order to implement this
legislative agenda.

EXECUTION
In accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 1746, the undersigned swears or affirms under penalty of perjury that he/she has read the
information set forth in this Exhibit B to the registration statement and that he/she is familiar with the contents thereof and that such'
contents are in their entirety true and accurate to the best of his/her knowledge and belief.
Date of Exhibit B

Name and 1 itle

Signature

Footnote: "Political activity," as defined in Section l(o) of the Act, means any activity which the person engaging in believes will, or that the person intends to, in any way influence
any agency or official of the Government of the United States or any section of the public within tho United States with refeacnce to formulating, adopting, or changing the
domestic or foreign policies of the United States or with reference to the political or public interests, policies, or relations of a government of a foreign country or .1 foreign political
party

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