Syrian Civil Defence Forces

Syrian Civil Defence Forces
Dissolved	8 December 2024
Purpose	Civil defence
Region served	Syria
Official languages	Syrian Arabic
Volunteers	50,000

The Syrian Civil Defence Forces was a civil defence organisation that operates in Syria. Directors-General of the organisation have included Brigadier General Abdel-Chani Jamal. The forces are divided into units or squads.

The Syrian Civil Defence Forces have been part of the ICDO (International Civil Defence Organisation) from 1972 onward,^{[citation needed]} when there were around 50,000 volunteers.

They are not connected to, and should not be confused with, the White Helmets / Syria Civil Defence (SCD).

Notes

1 2 Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (1972). News Review on West Asia.
↑ BBC. Monitoring Service (1981). Summary of World Broadcasts: Non-Arab Africa.
↑ ARR: Arab Report and Record. Economic Features, Limited. 1977.
↑ Beattie, Andrew; Pepper, Timothy (2001). The Rough Guide to Syria. Rough Guides. pp. 2–. ISBN 978-1-85828-718-8.

[Analyses1972-1] 1 2 Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (1972). News Review on West Asia.

[Service1981-2] BBC. Monitoring Service (1981). Summary of World Broadcasts: Non-Arab Africa.

[3] ARR: Arab Report and Record. Economic Features, Limited. 1977.

[BeattiePepper2001-4] Beattie, Andrew; Pepper, Timothy (2001). The Rough Guide to Syria. Rough Guides. pp. 2–. ISBN 978-1-85828-718-8.