Rebuilding Security in New Syria: Week 15

Tracking the spread of new security forces and security incidents in post-Assad Syria from March 17 to March 23

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 a continued emphasis on negotiated weapons handovers and raids on hidden weapons caches in the coast and western Homs. The brief but intense clashes with Hezbollah-linked smugglers around Hawsh Sayyid Ali also ended early this week, while pro-regime insurgent attacks continue intermittently in the coast.