Military Security Shield Forces

Military Security Shield Forces
قوات درع الأمن العسكري
Quwat Dir al-Amn al-Askari
Leaders
  • Maj. Gen. Abu Ali Salhab (Main Commander)
  • "The Uncle" Abu Ismail
  • Mudar Makhlouf
  • Hassan Mahfoudh
  • Sheikh Mohamed al-Milham
Dates active2016 – ?
Groups
  • Military Security Falcons
  • Southern Shield Brigade
Active regionsSyria
Size1300+ (2016)
Part ofMilitary Intelligence Directorate (until 2024)
Warsthe Syrian Civil War

The Military Security Shield Forces (Arabic: قوات درع الأمن العسكري, romanized: Quwat Dir’ al-Amn al-Askari), also called the Military Intelligence Shield Force or simply Military Shield, was a pro-Assad militia involved in the Syrian Civil War that was affiliated with the Military Intelligence Directorate.