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| Purpose | Civil defence |
|---|---|
| Region served | Syria |
| Official languages | Syrian Arabic |
| Volunteers | 50,000 |
The Syrian Civil Defence Forces, also known as Self-Protection Squads, is a civil defence organisation that operates in Syria. It is also known as The People's Army. Directors-General of the organisation have included Brigadier General Abdel-Chani Jamal. The forces are divided into units or squads.
The Syrian Civil Defence Forces have been part of the ICDO (International Civil Defence Organisation) from 1972 onward, when there were around 50,000 volunteers.
They are not connected to, and should not be confused with, the White Helmets / Syria Civil Defence (SCD).
Notes
- ^ Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (1972). News Review on West Asia.
- "First batch of self-protection squads in Damascus Countryside finishes training". SANA. 13 August 2013.
- BBC. Monitoring Service (1981). Summary of World Broadcasts: Non-Arab Africa.
- Seale, Patrick (January 1990). Asad of Syria: The Struggle for the Middle East. University of California Press. pp. 158–. ISBN 978-0-520-06976-3.
- ARR: Arab Report and Record. Economic Features, Limited. 1977.
- Beattie, Andrew; Pepper, Timothy (2001). The Rough Guide to Syria. Rough Guides. pp. 2–. ISBN 978-1-85828-718-8.
- "ICDO website". ICDO. Archived from the original on 15 May 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2017.