The General Security and Central Security Forces is an Egyptian paramilitary force which is responsible for assisting the Egyptian National Police for the security of governmental fixed sites, foreign
Tanks in Cairo during the 1986 riots
SWAT riot police of the Central Security Forces deployed during the 25 January 2011 protests.
Rows of Egyptian Central Security Forces on the Day of Anger during the 2011 Egyptian revolution.
Police in riot gear on 28 January - "The Day of Rage" - during the Egyptian Revolution of 2011.
The 2011 Egyptian revolution, also known as the 25 January Revolution, began on 25 January 2011 and spread across Egypt. The date was set by various youth groups to coincide with National Police Day a
Central Security Forces
…significant state assets Operational structure Parent agency Ministry of Interior (Egypt) Notables Significant operation 1986 Egyptian conscripts riot Egyptian Revolution of 2011 Egyptian Crisis Sinai insurgency 2012 Heliopolis Palace incident The General Security and Central Security Forces (Arabic: قوات الأمن العام و الأمن…
Demonstrators in Cairo's Tahrir Square on 8 February 2011
A poor neighbourhood in Cairo