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.

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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
batons
non-lethal crowd control munitions
riot control equipment
small arms
tear gas
water cannons

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Public Security Sector coordinatesWith Central Security Forces
Egyptian National Police hasDivision Central Security Forces
Egyptian National Police hasDivision Central Security Forces
this entity surface form: General Directorate of Security Forces
Egyptian National Police hasParamilitaryComponent Central Security Forces
Egyptian Revolution of 2011 hasParticipant Central Security Forces