EGYPT General Security and Central Security Forces sleeve badge

EGYPT General Security and Central Security Forces sleeve badge

The 450,000 strong General Security and Central Security Forces (Arabic: قوات الأمن العام و الأمن المركزي‎‎ Quwwāt al-Amn al- Amm wa Quwwāt al-Amn al-Markazī, 

often shortened to الأمن المركزي Al-Amn al-Markazī) CSF organisation is an Egyptian paramilitary force which is responsible for assisting the Egyptian National Police (ENP) for the security of governmental fixed sites, 

foreign embassies & missions, riots & crowds control, publicly crowded events, high risk arrests, disaster response and SWAT operations. 

They are a vital arm of Egypt's National Security apparatus.