Asayish (Rojava regions)

The Internal Security Forces (Arabic: قوى الامن الداخلي‎, romanized: Quwā al-ʾAmn ad-Dāḵilī, Kurdish: Hêza Ewlekariya Hindîrin‎), also known as the Asayish (Kurdish: Asayîş‎, Arabic: الْأَسَايِش‎, romanized: al-ʾAsāyiš, Classical Syriac: ܐܣܐܝܝܫ‎, Kurdish for Security) in the Jazira, Euphrates, and Afrin Regions, is the police force of the autonomous regions of Rojava. 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; by 2017, the number had reportedly risen to over 15,000.

Asayish (Rojava regions)

The Internal Security Forces (Arabic: قوى الامن الداخلي‎, romanized: Quwā al-ʾAmn ad-Dāḵilī, Kurdish: Hêza Ewlekariya Hindîrin‎), also known as the Asayish (Kurdish: Asayîş‎, Arabic: الْأَسَايِش‎, romanized: al-ʾAsāyiš, Classical Syriac: ܐܣܐܝܝܫ‎, Kurdish for Security) in the Jazira, Euphrates, and Afrin Regions, is the police force of the autonomous regions of Rojava. 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; by 2017, the number had reportedly risen to over 15,000.