page_title: Asayish (Rojava regions)
section_title: Citizen-led policing
hierarchical_section_title: Asayish (Rojava regions) / Citizen-led policing
caption_attribution_description: English: Own work.
context_page_description: The Internal Security Forces, also known as the Asayish in the Jazira, Euphrates, and Afrin Regions, is the police force of the autonomous regions of Rojava. 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.
context_section_description: Throughout the region, the municipal Civilian Defense Forces (HPC) and the regional Self-Defense Forces (HXP) also serve local-level security.
  According to the pro-PYD Peace in Kurdistan Campaign, the region's government is working towards providing all citizens with Asayish training. The ultimate hope is that once the vast majority of citizens have been trained, security can be maintained amongst the citizens and the Asayish itself can be dissolved.
caption: Flag of Women's Civil Defence Forces (Hêzên Parastina Civakî Jin, HPC-Jin). Women's branch of Civilian Defence Forces.
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