Special Security Forces (Yemen)
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The Special Security Forces (Arabic: قوات الأمن الخاصة, romanized: Quwwatul Amn al-Khasah), formerly known until 2013 as the Central Security Organization (Arabic: قوات الأمن المركزي, romanized: Quwwatul Amn al-Markazi), is a paramilitary force in Yemen under the control of the Minister of the Interior and forms a key part of the Yemeni security establishment.[1] The force was some 50,000 strong as of 2008[update], before the Yemeni crisis began, and SSF units are equipped with a range of infantry weapons and armored personnel carriers. The force also has its own extrajudicial detention facilities.[2]
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Formed | 1980 |
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Employees | ~50,000 (2008) |
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Operations jurisdiction | Yemen |
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Parent agency | Ministry of Interior |
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