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Central Security Forces
Egyptian internal security force / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The General Security and Central Security Forces (Arabic: قوات الأمن العام و الأمن المركزي, romanized: Quwwāt al-Amn al- Amm wa Quwwāt al-Amn al-Markazī, often shortened to Arabic: الأمن المركزي, romanized: Al-Amn al-Markazī) is an Egyptian paramilitary force which is responsible for assisting the Egyptian National Police (ENP) for the security of governmental fixed sites, foreign embassies & missions, riots & crowds control, publicly crowded events, high risk arrests, disaster response and SWAT operations. [1] They are a vital arm of Egypt's National Security apparatus.
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Central Security Forces قوات الأمن المركزي Quwwāt al-Amn al-Markazī | |
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Formed | 1977 |
Annual budget | $2.44 billion (2003)+ $1.3 billion of U.S military aid annually 3.4% percentage of GDP (2004) |
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National agency | Egypt |
Operations jurisdiction | Egypt |
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Parent agency | Ministry of Interior (Egypt) |
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