Asayish

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Asayish is the internal security and police force operating in the Kurdish-led Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, responsible for maintaining public order and internal security in the region.

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Label Occurrences
Asayish canonical 4

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf internal security force
law enforcement agency
police force
alternativeName Asayîşa Rojava
Internal Security Forces of Rojava
linked to: Asayîşa Rojava
commandStructure under civilian authorities of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria
cooperatesWith Internal Security Forces of North and East Syria
Syrian Democratic Forces
country Syria
ethnicContext Kurdish
hasCharacteristic civilian policing role
mixed-gender force
paramilitary capabilities
hasRole checkpoint control
crowd control
detention and custody of suspects
investigation of common crimes
protection of public institutions
security vetting at border crossings
hasSubunit Women’s Asayish units
hasSymbol distinctive Asayish insignia and uniforms
ideologicalAffiliation Democratic confederalism
legalAuthorityFrom Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria
notableFor integration of women in security roles
role in stabilizing post-ISIS areas in North and East Syria
operatesIn Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria
Rojava
linked to: Kurdistan
opposes Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
criminal networks
partOf security apparatus of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria
politicalAlignment Kurdish-led administration in North and East Syria
regionServed Afrin and Shahba areas (where under AANES control)
Euphrates Region
Jazira Region
linked to: Al-Jazira region
responsibleFor border security support
counter-terrorism operations
crime prevention
internal security
public order
traffic control
scriptUsedForName Arabic script
linked to: Arabic alphabet

Latin Kurdish script
securityModel community-based policing elements
typeOfJurisdiction internal security
usesLanguage Arabic
Kurdish
Syriac

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