Rebuilding Security in New Syria: Week 14

Tracking the spread of new security forces and security incidents in post-Assad Syria from March 10 to March 16

Announcements of security deployments mostly in western Syria, with an emphasis on the minority regions. Content is categorized as deployment, crime, statement, arrest, operation. This weekly update is intended to provide base level data for more holistic research into the rebuilding of the security and governance structures of post-Assad Syria. Direct links to primary sources provided throughout.

• Damascus

• Coast

• Homs

• Hama

This week saw the draw down of military operations in coastal areas with a heavy focus on negotiations between General Security officials and local Alawite leaders for the hand over of weapons and wanted people. Some military units remain in the coast manning new checkpoints, and there are some public examples of these units “escorting” civilian aid convoys between villages, suggesting a continued threat from Sunni criminal groups.