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West Kurdistan Asayish; Security Forces/Intelligence Agency
Topic Started: Dec 6 2013, 10:59 PM (82 Views)
Xoybun

Asayish - Wikipedia

Asayiş or Asayish (Kurdish for security[1]) is the security Kurdish organization and the primary intelligence agency operating in Southern Kurdistan (Iraq) and Western Kurdistan (Syria).[2] The organization was established in September 1993[3] and has been often referred to as "intelligence agency",[4] "security force",[4] "security service",[5] "security police",[6] "secret service",[7] "secret police",[8] or just "Kurdish police."[4] Asayesh coordinates and shares information with Parastin and Zanyarî, the investigative arms and intelligence gatherers operating in Southern Kurdistan.
It acts under the command of the Kurdish National Assembly and the Kurdistan Regional Government.[3]

Its official goals according to the Kurdistan authority are:

  • Counter-Drug trafficking
  • Counter-Terrorism
  • Counter-Espionage
  • Gathering intelligence
  • Assessing threats to Iraq’s national security

The organization has jurisdiction over:

  • Economic crimes
  • Smuggling
  • Political crimes
  • Espionage
  • Sabotage
  • Terrorism
Edited by Xoybun, Dec 6 2013, 11:00 PM.
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