Search: Security forces,Armed groups (2 materials)

Evolution of the Syrian Military: Main Trends and Challenges

... of the central military command Alexey Khlebnikov: Major Challenges for the Military and Security Services in Syria Since the beginning of the war, the state and its armed forces have been heavily relying on the support of non-state pro-government armed groups which contribute to the erosion of the country’s central military command. Such situation did lead to further fragmentation of the Syrian Arab Army and the state losing its monopoly on using the force. As a matter of fact, from the very ...

19.11.2018

Assad’s Army and Intelligence Services: Feudalization or Structurization?

... fighters in the irregular army formations as in the Syrian Arab Army itself. Ruslan Mamedov: Non-Governmental and Irregular Armed Groups in the Syria/Iraq Conflict Zone The Syrian crisis has made it possible for political institutions to acquire their ... ... In other words, Syrian intelligence services would be brought up to global standards. It is also imperative to create border security forces to control Syria’s eastern frontiers first and foremost, but also the entire border, as a kind of unified system ...

13.03.2018

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