Asayish (North and East Syria)

This article is about the security forces in North and East Syria. For the intelligence & security agency in Kurdistan Region, see Asayish (Kurdistan Region). For other uses, see Asayish.
Internal Security Forces
Asayish (Asayîş)
Flag used in the Jazira, Euphrates, and Afrin Regions[1]
Active2012–present
CountrySyria
AllegianceAutonomous Administration of North and East Syria
TypePolice
RoleSecurity and policing
Sizec. 15,000[2] (2016)
Engagements
Websitehttp://www.asayish.com/
Commanders
Chief of Asayish forcesCiwan Ibrahim[2]
SpokesmanBrig. Gen. Aba Ali Hassan[3]
Members of the Asayish
Asayish Anti-Terror Forces (HAT) in Al-Hasakah Governorate in September 2021

The Internal Security Forces,[a] also known as the Asayish[b] in the Jazira, Euphrates, and Afrin Regions,[1] is the internal security and police force in the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria. Formed in the early stages of the Syrian Civil War, it had initially been established to police areas controlled by the Kurdish Supreme Committee. In October 2013, the Asayish claimed to have 4,000 members;[4] by 2017, the number had reportedly risen to over 15,000.[2]

  1. ^ a b ANF (4 July 2018). "Northern Syrian Internal Security Forces hold congress in Raqqa". ANF News. Ajansa Nûçeyan a Firatê. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Fehim Taştekin (30 January 2017). "Does Syria really want to reconcile with Kurds?". Al-Monitor. Archived from the original on 11 November 2017.
  3. ^ "12 thousand members were supervising the maintenance of security on Election Day". Hawar News Agency. 23 September 2017. Archived from the original on 23 September 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Kurds Build Bridges At Last". Inter Press Service. 13 October 2013. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2014.


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