Sootoro

Gozarto Protection Forces – Sootoro
Gozarto Protection Forces – Sootoro
ܣܘܬܪܐ – ܚܝܠܘ̈ܬܐ ܕܣܘܬܪܐ ܕܓܙܪܬܐ
	Logos of the GPF (left) and Sootoro (right)
Leaders	Sargon Ibrahim
Dates of operation	2012–2024
Allegiance	Syrian government
Size	500+ (2015) ; c. 300-400 (2017 estimate)
Allies	Syria National Defense Force; SSNP Eagles of the Whirlwind;
Battles and wars	Syrian Civil War Al-Hasakah offensive (February–March 2015); Wusta clashes; Siege of Deir ez-Zor (2014–17); Defence of Sadad (2015) ; Al-Hasakah city offensive; Battle of Qamishli (April 2016);
Website	Facebook

The Gozarto Protection Forces (Syriac: ܚܝܠܘ̈ܬܐ ܕܣܘܬܪܐ ܕܓܙܪܬܐ, Arabic: سوتورو, GPF) and Sootoro (Syriac: ܣܘܬܪܐ), united as one organisation, was an Assyrian regional militia based in Qamishli and Al-Hasakah Governorate, Syria. The force composed primarily of local Assyrians and some Armenians, founded after the outbreak of the Syrian Civil War that began in 2011. Sootoro claimed to be affiliated with the Civil Peace Committee for Syriac Orthodox. The Qamishli Sootoro was aligned with the Ba'athist government of Bashar al-Assad.