Asayish (Kurdistan Region)

This article is about the intelligence and security agency in Kurdistan Region. For other uses, see Asayish (disambiguation).
Kurdistan Asayish
Asayîşa Herêma Kurdistanê
ئاسایشی هەرێمی کوردستان
Seal of Asayîş
Agency overview
Formed1992; 32 years ago (1992)
HeadquartersErbil, Duhok and Sulaymaniyah
Employees10000+ - 12000+
Agency executive
  • Dr. Xesrew Gul Ismet Erguşî
Parent agencyKurdistan Region Security Council

Asayîş or Asayish (Kurdish: ئاسایش) Kurdish for security[1] is the Kurdish security organization and the primary intelligence agency operating in Kurdistan. The organization was established in September 1993[2] and has been often referred to as an "intelligence agency",[3] "security force",[3] "security service",[4] "security",[5] "secret service",[6] "secret police",[7] or just "Kurdish police."[3] Asayish coordinates and shares information with Parastin u Zanyari, the investigative arms and intelligence gatherers operating in the Kurdistan Region in Iraq.

It acts under the command of the Kurdistan Parliament and the Kurdistan Regional Government.[2]

Its official goals according to the Kurdistan Regional Government are the following:

The organization has jurisdiction over a lot of things including:

  1. ^ Miller, Judith (1993-01-03). "Iraq Accused: A Case of Genocide". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-04-25.
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  3. ^ a b c "Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG)". Archived from the original on 2007-10-21. Retrieved 2008-01-03.
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  5. ^ Mounting social crisis in Kurdish Iraq
  6. ^ Shadid, Anthony; Fainaru, Steve. "Militias Wresting Control Across Iraq's North and South". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2010-04-25.
  7. ^ "A detour with Kurdish secret police |The Agonist". Archived from the original on 2008-06-18. Retrieved 2008-01-03.