Special Security Forces (Yemen)
| Special Security Forces قوات الأمن الخاصة Quwwatul Amn al-Khasah | |
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Flag of the Yemeni Special Security Forces | |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1980 |
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| Employees | ~50,000 (2008) |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Yemen |
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| Elected officer responsible |
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| Agency executive |
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| Parent agency | Ministry of Interior |
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The Special Security Forces (Arabic: قوات الأمن الخاصة, romanized: Quwwatul Amn al-Khasah), formerly known until 2013 as the Central Security Organization (Arabic: قوات الأمن المركزي, romanized: Quwwatul Amn al-Markazi), is a paramilitary force in Yemen under the control of the Minister of the Interior and forms a key part of the Yemeni security establishment. The force was some 50,000 strong as of 2008, before the Yemeni crisis began, and SSF units are equipped with a range of infantry weapons and armored personnel carriers. The force also has its own extrajudicial detention facilities.