Central Security Forces
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The Central Security Forces is a large Egyptian paramilitary police force responsible for riot control, internal security, and protecting key state facilities.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| General Directorate of Security Forces | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
law enforcement agency
ⓘ
paramilitary police force ⓘ |
| basedIn | Cairo ⓘ |
| commandLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| employs |
conscripted personnel
ⓘ
officers of the Egyptian police ⓘ |
| engagesIn |
deployment during demonstrations
ⓘ
deployment during political protests ⓘ deployment during strikes ⓘ securing sensitive installations ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
large conscript-based force
ⓘ
national-level deployment capability ⓘ rapid reaction capability ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
maintaining public order
ⓘ
protecting government institutions ⓘ securing major public events ⓘ securing prisons and detainee transfers ⓘ supporting counterterrorism operations ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Arab Republic of Egypt
Egyptian territory ⓘ |
| legalStatus | part of Egyptian police forces ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Ministry of Interior of Egypt ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ministry of Interior of Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Egyptian Ministry of Interior
|
| primaryObjective |
preservation of regime stability
ⓘ
prevention of large-scale civil unrest ⓘ |
| regionServed | all governorates of Egypt ⓘ |
| role |
border area security support
ⓘ
counterinsurgency operations ⓘ crowd control ⓘ guarding foreign embassies ⓘ guarding public buildings ⓘ guarding strategic infrastructure ⓘ internal security ⓘ protection of key state facilities ⓘ riot control ⓘ support to regular police ⓘ |
| sector |
internal security
ⓘ
public security ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Egyptian Minister of Interior ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | centralized security force ⓘ |
| uses |
armored personnel carriers
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batons ⓘ non-lethal crowd control munitions ⓘ riot control equipment ⓘ small arms ⓘ tear gas ⓘ water cannons ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
General Directorate of Security Forces