Sootoro
Assyrian/Syriac military organisation in Syria / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Sutoro.
The Gozarto Protection Forces (Syriac: ܚܝܠܘ̈ܬܐ ܕܣܘܬܪܐ ܕܓܙܪܬܐ, Arabic: سوتورو, GPF) and Sootoro (Syriac: ܣܘܬܪܐ), united as one organisation, are a regional militia based in Qamishli, Al-Hasakah Governorate, Syria, composed of members of the local ethnic Assyrian and some Armenian communities, founded after the outbreak of the Syrian Civil War that began in 2011. Sootoro claims to be affiliated with the Civil Peace Committee for Syriac Orthodox.[8] The Qamishli Sootoro is aligned with the Ba'athist government of Bashar Assad.[9]
Quick Facts Gozarto Protection Forces – Sootoro, Leaders ...
Gozarto Protection Forces – Sootoro | |
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ܣܘܬܪܐ – ܚܝܠܘ̈ܬܐ ܕܣܘܬܪܐ ܕܓܙܪܬܐ | |
Leaders | Sargon Ibrahim [1] |
Dates of operation | 2012–present |
Allegiance | Syrian government |
Size | 500+ (2015)[2] c. 300-400 (2017 estimate)[3] |
Allies | Syria |
Battles and wars | Syrian Civil War |
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