Search: Syrian Arab Army,Security forces (3 materials)

Evolution of the Syrian Military: Main Trends and Challenges

... country’s stabilization and political reconciliation is how Syrian armed forces are going to be reformed and whether Damascus will choose the right direction in dealing with re-establishing its military. This article analyzes the evolution of the Syrian Arab Army during the Syrian civil war, reasons behind it, main issues it faces, and alternative development. Before the Syrian civil war broke out in 2011, the total number of the SAA was estimated at about 325,000 men, of which 220,000 were ground ...

19.11.2018

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

... first of all, be to merge Air Force reconnaissance and military intelligence into a single organ of the General Staff of the Syrian Arab Army, and strip these structures of the ability to carry out political investigations. As for the political security ... ... 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

Major Challenges for the Military and Security Services in Syria

Syria’s military and security forces play a key institutional role, which has kept the country from total collapse during the last six years of war The role of the military and security services has been crucial to the stability of regimes in the Middle East for the last ...

15.02.2018

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