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.
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.
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