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Palestinian Security Personnel -- Breakdown by Group
2005-10-22
The Palestinian Security Sector
A. Official PNA Security agents
- 18500 Civil Police (Law enforcement)
- 5500 Preventive Security (Internal security)
- 950 Civil Defence (Emergency and rescue)
- 11000 National Security Forces (Palestinian Proto-army)
- 900 Naval Police
- 400 Military Intelligence
- 2500 Presidential Security
- 100 Military Liaison
- 4200 General Intelligence
B. Non-official PNA security agencies
- 100 Special Security
- 1250 Special Forces
- 5000 Joint Force Gaza
C. Non-statutory forces
- 1000-1500 Martyr Izz al-Din al-Qassem Brigades (Armed wing of Hamas)
- Several hundreds Al-Quds Brigades (Armed wing of Islamic Jihad)
- 500-700 Al-Aqsa Brigades (Fatah-affiliated local militias and armed groups),
- unknown Others (Fateh Volunteer Force, Fateh Hawks, Martyr Abu Ali Mustafa Battalions, National Resistance Brigade, Salah al-Din Brigade, various local law-and-order groups)
Palestinian Public Perceptions of Security Sector Governance Summary Report (Geneva, 14 October 2005)
Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces and the Graduate Institute of Development Studies (IUED) Geneva
www.dcaf.ch/mena/Palestinian_Perceptions.pdf
Source: IMRA – Independent Media Review and Analysis
