Asayish (North and East Syria)

Internal Security Forces
Asayish (Asayîş)
Internal Security Forces; Asayish (Asayîş)
	Flag used in the Jazira, Euphrates, and Afrin Regions
Active	2012–present
Country	Syria, Rojava
Allegiance	Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria Regions of North and East Syria;
Type	Police
Role	Security and policing
Size	c. 15,000 (2016) Jazira Asayish: 10,000; Euphrates Asayish: 2,000; Afrin Asayish: 3,000; Raqqa ISF: 1,200;
Engagements	Syrian Civil War Deir ez-Zor clashes (2023); ;
Website	http://www.asayish.com/
Commanders
Chief of Asayish forces	Ciwan Ibrahim
Spokesman	Brig. Gen. Aba Ali Hassan

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]

^ ^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.
^ ^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.
^ "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.
^ "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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[Conference-1] ANF (4 July 2018). "Northern Syrian Internal Security Forces hold congress in Raqqa". ANF News. Ajansa Nûçeyan a Firatê. Retrieved 3 May 2019.

[reconcile-2] 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.

[build_bridges-6] "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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