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![[Flag of Yemeni Ministry of Interior]](../images/y/ye^cso.gif)
image by Randy Young, 20 February 2015
"The Central Security Organization (Arabic: قوات الأمن المركزي) is a
paramilitary force in Yemen under the control of the Minister of the Interior.
It was established in 1980. It is known today as SSF (Special Security Forces)
Yemen, or Yemen SSF after a Presidential Decree on February 21, 2013. Although
nominally part of the Interior Ministry, the CSO under Yahya was largely
autonomous, and is composed of two main parts; the Central Security Forces (CSF)
and the Counter-Terrorism Unit (CTU). The CSF are paramilitary police that
secure official buildings and infrastructure, as well as managing the dense
network of security checkpoints on Yemen's highways. The CSF is also beginning
to undertake covert countersurveillance at likely terrorist targets."
Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Security_Organization
For additional information go to: SSF Yemen (official
website)
Esteban Rivera, 19 February 2015
Its flag is seen
here.
Esteban Rivera, 19 February 2015
