Asayish (Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria)

This article is about the security forces in North and East Syria. For the intelligence & security agency in Kurdistan Region, see Asayish (Kurdistan Region). For other uses, see Asayish.
Internal Security Forces
Asayish (Asayîş)
Flag used in the Jazira, Euphrates, and Afrin Regions
Active2012–present
Country Syria
Allegiance Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria
TypePolice
RoleSecurity and policing
Sizec. 15,000 (2016)
Engagements
Websitehttp://www.asayish.com/
Commanders
Chief of Asayish forcesCiwan Ibrahim
SpokesmanBrig. Gen. Aba Ali Hassan
Leader in Sheikh MaqsoudAlif Muhammad

The Internal Security Forces, also known as the Asayish is the internal security and police force in the Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, including Jazira, Euphrates, Raqqa, and previously Afrin Regions. 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.


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