Asayish (Kurdistan Region)

Kurdistan Asayish
Asayîşa Herêma Kurdistanê
ئاسایشی هەرێمی کوردستان
Seal of Asayîş
Agency overview
Formed1992 (1992)
HeadquartersErbil, Duhok and Sulaymaniyah
Employees10000+ - 12000+
Agency executive
  • Dr. Xesrew Gul Ismet Erguşî
Parent agencyKurdistan Region Security Council

Asayîş or Asayish (Kurdish for security[1]) is the Kurdish security organization and the primary intelligence agency operating in the Kurdistan region in Iraq. 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:

  1. ^ Miller, Judith (1993-01-03). "Iraq Accused: A Case of Genocide". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-04-25.
  2. ^ a b Mew
  3. ^ a b c "Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG)". Archived from the original on 2007-10-21. Retrieved 2008-01-03.
  4. ^ McNair, James (2006-07-03). "Gary Trotter: My Life In Media". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on July 14, 2006. Retrieved 2010-04-25.
  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.

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