Syrian Border Security Force

Syrian Border Security Force
Graduation of the second contingent of the Syrian Border Security Force, affiliated with both the Syrian Democratic Forces and the Self-Defence Forces, south of Hasaka on 20 January 2018. The unit consisted of around 250 fighters.[1]
CountrySyria
TypeBorder Security Force
RoleBorder security

The Syrian Border Security Force (BSF) is a reported U.S.-trained border security force which is to deploy along Syria's borders with Turkey, Iraq and the Euphrates, with the strategic aim of containing remnants of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).[2][3][4] The US state department recently denied the implementation of any border security force by the US government referring to the new development simply as security training.[5][6]

  1. ^ Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi (20 January 2018). "Dispatch: The Syrian Democratic Forces' Border Guards".
  2. ^ "U.S.-Led Coalition Helps To Build Border Force In Syria". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 14 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  3. ^ Joanne Stocker (13 January 2018). "Coalition retraining 15,000 veteran SDF fighters to serve as Syrian border force". The Defense Post. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Votel was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Turkish jets strike Kurds in north Syria". BBC News. 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  6. ^ Pennington, Matthew (17 January 2018). "Amid spat with Turkey, Tillerson denies Syria border force". Washington Post. Archived from the original on 18 January 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2018.