Feb.10 (China Military Power Reporting by Johnathan Weng) -- February 8, 2010, the Xinjiang Armed Police Corps’ Sixth detachment was set up in a grand conference, the Xinjiang Armed Police Corps to further expand the scale.

Chinese Armed Police Force deputy chief of staff Pan Changjie, vice chairman of the Xinjiang autonomous region Jappa Abibulla inaugurated the foundation meeting of the sixth detachment.

At the meeting, Pan Changjie hopes the sixth armed police detachment to become the fist to maintain stability in Xinjiang. In the formation of 6th Detachment, levels of officers are from other Xinjiang armed force units and its cadremen are transferred from across the country of elite anti-terror forces.
 
The positioning of the sixth detachment based in Urumqi protection and this unit is a brigade-level force to carry anti-terror mission around the Xinjiang.

Vice Chairman Jappa Abibulla fully affirmed the significance of the 6th armed police detachment, while he said the local government would continue to carry out its mandate to support the armed police force to help solve their problems.

Xinjiang Armed Police Corps totally has 14 armed police detachments and one armed police mobile division. Northern Xinjiang region has five armed police detachment and an armed police motorized divisions, and there are nine detachments in southern Xinjiang. In Xinjiang Autonomous Region, Chinese government has placed the largest armed police power, whose strength could reach 30,000.

Some related information:
   
Northern Xinjiang region:

     1st Detachment
Location: Urumqi
Purpose: Mobile Anti-terror operation

     2nd Detachment
Location: Urumqi
Purpose: Mobile Anti-terror operation

     6th Detachment
Location: Urumqi
Purpose: Mobile Anti-terror operation

     4th Detachment
Location: Kashi

     5th Detachment
Location: Ili

     7th People's Armed Police Tactical Division
     Location: Ili
 
    Southern Xinjiang region:

     3rd Detachment
Location: Aksu

     Bayingolin Detachment
Location: Bayingolin

     8th Detachment
     Location: Hotan
    
     Other detachments in southern Xinjiang region are unclear.