Raqqa Internal Security Forces

Raqqa Internal Security Forces
Raqqa Internal Security Forces
	Members of the unit showcase an Asayish flag.
Active	17 May 2017 - present
Allegiance	Syrian Democratic Forces
Type	Police
Role	Security and policing
Size	c. 1,200
Part of	Internal Security Forces
Garrison/HQ	Raqqa, Ayn Issa
Commanders
General commander	Edrees Hamo ("Edrees Raqqa")
Spokesman	Idris Muhammad

The Raqqa Internal Security Forces (RISF) (Arabic: قوات الأمن الداخلي في الرقة, romanized: Quwwāt al-ʾAmn ad-Dāḵilī fi'r-Raqqah) are a police unit that was formed in 2017 by the Syrian Democratic Forces, supported by the United States and Jordan, to handle the security in southern Raqqa Governorate, including Raqqa city, after the region's conquest from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. The United States provide the majority of funding for the force and consider it to be part of the Syrian opposition.^[4] The RISF also have their own Quick Reaction Force.^[5]

^ Hisham Arafat (27 May 2017). "Raqqa Internal Security established by Kurdish-led SDF". Kurdistan 24. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
^ "70 members joined Interior Security Forces". Hawar News Agency. 16 August 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
^ Mahmoud Bali (16 August 2017). "Raqqa Residents Graduate from Security Training to Hold City After IS". Voice of America. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
^ Wladimir van Wilgenburg (27 August 2017). "Coalition commander says Raqqa police force paid by US as vetted force". ARA News. Archived from the original on August 27, 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
^ @OIRSpox (December 20, 2017). "Raqqah Internal Security Force troops help one other adjust protective vests & fit helmets during the 2nd week of Q…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.