Interior Ministry’s Special Forces Committed to Restore Security to Syrian Cities

The sources said that the Syrian Interior Ministry has been in charge of training hundreds of forces called Quick Reaction Units in a region near Eastern Ghouta to fight against terrorism.

They added that Damascus has trained the QRU forces in street battle and clashes with terrorists to decrease its’ dependence on military or security forces for establishing security in cities.

The sources went on to say that the government intends to give more roles to the police forces and train them in different fields of protecting civilians, attack on terrorists’ centers and defusing bombs and landmines.

In the meantime, Russia has equipped the QRU forces with the most advanced personal weapons similar to the army that are used by anti-terrorism units in the western states.

The sources pointed out that almost 500 QRU forces have gone under training in Syria.

A well-informed source revealed in mid-April that the Russian military police started several weapons, medical and self-defense training courses for Syrian civilians and mobilized forces in Aleppo province.

A Russian military officer said that Syrian civilians could protect their villages when necessary, adding they had been fighting for a long time, “however, they did not have the needed skills in handling weapons”.

A Syrian source, meantime, underlined the necessity for training popular forces, reiterating that forming popular forces’ defense unis was vital as people came back to live Aleppo city.

Based on reports, the Russian forces had previously carried out such training courses in Damascus, Lattakia and Homs provinces.