42:
912:
499:
507:
1030:
197:
173:. It monitors literature, print publications, political dissent, and all media outlets. This intelligence service has been headed by Major General Ghaith Shafeeq Deeb since February 5, 2021.
690:
85:
290:
320:
sanctioned him for "being responsible for the violence against protesters in Daraa during the Syrian uprising". He was replaced by Brig. Gen. Nasser Al-Ali.
823:
857:"Joint Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria and repealing Regulation (EU) No 442/2011"
395:
900:
668:
281:
717:
878:
549:
363:
1057:
335:
161:. It is divided into an Internal Security Department and an External Security Department. Intelligence division is affiliated to the
694:
1040:
330:
845:
Brigadier Sameer al-Sheikh from Idlib was serving in political security branch in
Damascus countryside governorate circa 1993-2005
477:
421:
1045:
1124:
1100:
1022:
454:
893:
844:
798:
1035:
340:
166:
985:
619:
561:
193:
856:
1089:
886:
1104:
1008:
1003:
998:
769:
182:
162:
121:
908:
399:
933:
609:
1084:
925:
275:
578:
993:
965:
972:
147:
546:
522:
444:
370:
246:
8:
938:
75:
742:
186:
485:
429:
615:
557:
450:
309:
231:
170:
158:
958:
500:"Installing Major General Ghaith Shafiq Fayyad Deeb as Head of Political Security"
553:
543:
189:
138:
317:
252:
1118:
1067:
237:
1031:
National
Security Bureau of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region
951:
944:
303:
181:
The
Political Intelligence Directorate is under the jurisdiction of the
642:
41:
824:"Syria Regime Appoints Ghaith Shafiq Fayyad Head of Political Security"
611:
The Annual
Register: A Record of World Events 2002 - Keesings Worldwide
313:
89:
165:. Its activities involve the surveillance of the satellite parties of
265:
Head of
Operations branch: Brig. Gen. Mohamed Heikmat Ibrahim (2011).
262:
Head of
Investigative branch: Brig. Gen. Makhmoud al-Khattib (2011).
93:
547:
Syria, the United States, and the war on terror in the Middle East
1079:
1071:
916:
911:
97:
669:"Bahjat Suleiman Moved along with Other Security Chiefs"
579:"Syria's Intelligence Services: Origins and Development"
442:
446:
358:
356:
324:
152:
353:
287:Nasser Muhammad Al-Ali (July 2019–5 February 2021)
1116:
799:"Who's Who: Major General Husam Muhammad Louka"
709:
306:branch: Brig. Gen. Sameer al-Sheikh (1993–2005)
894:
715:
443:Paul Todd; Jonathan Bloch (8 November 2003).
849:
796:
436:
27:
764:
762:
760:
272:Nasser Muhammad Al-Ali (24 April 2015–2017)
198:Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party Central Command
901:
887:
572:
570:
523:"Syria Intelligence and Security Agencies"
607:
757:
576:
567:
506:(in Arabic). 1 May 2022. Archived from
110:Maj. Gen. Ghaith Shafeeq Deeb, Director
1117:
826:. The Syrian Observer. 2 December 2021
200:. It is divided into two departments:
1101:Syria and weapons of mass destruction
882:
792:
790:
718:"The Structure of Syria's Repression"
520:
297:
556:, Greenwood Publishing Group, 2006,
364:"Herzliya Conference Bashar's Syria"
185:. The MID is also controlled by the
157:) is an intelligence service of the
207:External Security Department (ESD)
142:
28:
13:
1036:Air Force Intelligence Directorate
797:Jihad Yazigi (24 September 2019).
787:
396:"Syria, Intelligence and Security"
341:Air Force Intelligence Directorate
325:Other Syrian intelligence agencies
204:Internal Security Department (ISD)
14:
1136:
1058:Military Intelligence Directorate
693:. Cablegatesearch. Archived from
336:Military Intelligence Directorate
216:Zionist and Jewish Affairs Branch
1041:General Intelligence Directorate
910:
743:"Bashar al-Assad's inner circle"
478:"Bashar al-Assad's inner circle"
422:"Bashar al-Assad's inner circle"
331:General Intelligence Directorate
40:
1090:Military Security Shield Forces
838:
816:
735:
691:"Political security department"
683:
661:
635:
601:
583:The Journal of Conflict Studies
398:. Espionageinfo. Archived from
176:
1053:Political Security Directorate
537:
514:
492:
484:. 30 July 2012. Archived from
470:
428:. 30 July 2012. Archived from
414:
388:
255:(25 July 2012 – 24 April 2015)
131:Political Security Directorate
22:Political Security Directorate
1:
1009:Syrian Special Mission Forces
1004:Syrian Public Security Police
671:. Syria Comment. 19 June 2005
643:"A rather convenient suicide"
346:
243:Muhammad Mansoura (2004–2009)
228:Ahmad Sa'id Salih (past—1987)
1125:Syrian intelligence agencies
716:Ahed Al Hendi (3 May 2011).
608:Worldwide, Keesings (2002).
284:(26 November 2018–July 2019)
222:
7:
153:
59:; 53 years ago
18:Syrian intelligence service
10:
1141:
449:. Zed Books. p. 167.
276:Mohammad Khaled al-Rahmoun
169:and is active against the
167:National Progressive Front
1098:
1066:
1021:
984:
924:
577:Rathmell, Andrew (1996).
293:(5 February 2021–present)
117:
103:
81:
71:
53:
48:
39:
26:
994:Law enforcement in Syria
966:Syrian Air Defense Force
770:"By all means necessary"
194:National Security Bureau
973:National Defence Forces
278:(2017–26 November 2018)
154:Idarat al-Amn al-Siyasi
34:Idarat al-Amn al-Siyasi
213:Refugee Affairs Branch
1046:Internal Branch - 251
249:(2009 – 25 July 2012)
999:Ministry of Interior
775:. Human Rights Watch
525:. Globalsecurity.org
247:Mohammed Dib Zaitoun
183:Ministry of Interior
163:Ministry of Interior
122:Ministry of Interior
939:Syrian Armed Forces
934:Ministry of Defense
863:. 52011PC0887. 2011
803:The Syrian Observer
745:. BBC. 30 July 2012
552:18 May 2016 at the
510:on 2 December 2021.
312:branch: Brig. Gen.
291:Ghaith Shafeeq Deeb
210:Arab Affairs Branch
143:إدارة الأمن السياسي
76:Government of Syria
29:إدارة الأمن السياسي
23:
1085:Popular Committees
402:on 13 October 2008
298:Regional Directors
21:
1112:
1111:
697:on 2 October 2013
649:. 12 October 2005
488:on 27 March 2022.
456:978-1-84277-113-6
432:on 27 March 2022.
232:Adnan Badr Hassan
171:Syrian opposition
159:Syrian government
151:
127:
126:
1132:
975:
968:
961:
959:Syrian Air Force
954:
947:
915:
914:
903:
896:
889:
880:
879:
873:
872:
870:
868:
853:
847:
842:
836:
835:
833:
831:
820:
814:
813:
811:
809:
794:
785:
784:
782:
780:
774:
766:
755:
754:
752:
750:
739:
733:
732:
730:
728:
713:
707:
706:
704:
702:
687:
681:
680:
678:
676:
665:
659:
658:
656:
654:
639:
633:
632:
630:
628:
605:
599:
598:
596:
594:
574:
565:
541:
535:
534:
532:
530:
518:
512:
511:
496:
490:
489:
474:
468:
467:
465:
463:
440:
434:
433:
418:
412:
411:
409:
407:
392:
386:
385:
383:
381:
375:
369:. Archived from
368:
360:
156:
146:
144:
104:Agency executive
67:
65:
60:
44:
31:
30:
24:
20:
1140:
1139:
1135:
1134:
1133:
1131:
1130:
1129:
1115:
1114:
1113:
1108:
1094:
1062:
1017:
986:Law enforcement
980:
971:
964:
957:
950:
943:
920:
919:security forces
909:
907:
877:
876:
866:
864:
855:
854:
850:
843:
839:
829:
827:
822:
821:
817:
807:
805:
795:
788:
778:
776:
772:
768:
767:
758:
748:
746:
741:
740:
736:
726:
724:
722:Foreign Affairs
714:
710:
700:
698:
689:
688:
684:
674:
672:
667:
666:
662:
652:
650:
641:
640:
636:
626:
624:
622:
606:
602:
592:
590:
575:
568:
554:Wayback Machine
544:Robert G. Rabil
542:
538:
528:
526:
519:
515:
498:
497:
493:
476:
475:
471:
461:
459:
457:
441:
437:
420:
419:
415:
405:
403:
394:
393:
389:
379:
377:
376:on 23 July 2011
373:
366:
362:
361:
354:
349:
327:
300:
225:
190:Bashar al-Assad
179:
113:
63:
61:
58:
49:Agency overview
32:
19:
12:
11:
5:
1138:
1128:
1127:
1110:
1109:
1099:
1096:
1095:
1093:
1092:
1087:
1082:
1076:
1074:
1064:
1063:
1061:
1060:
1055:
1050:
1049:
1048:
1038:
1033:
1027:
1025:
1019:
1018:
1016:
1015:
1014:
1013:
1012:
1011:
996:
990:
988:
982:
981:
979:
978:
977:
976:
969:
962:
955:
948:
936:
930:
928:
922:
921:
906:
905:
898:
891:
883:
875:
874:
848:
837:
815:
786:
756:
734:
708:
682:
660:
634:
620:
600:
566:
536:
513:
491:
469:
455:
435:
413:
387:
351:
350:
348:
345:
344:
343:
338:
333:
326:
323:
322:
321:
318:European Union
307:
299:
296:
295:
294:
288:
285:
279:
273:
269:
268:
267:
266:
263:
257:
256:
253:Rustum Ghazali
250:
244:
241:
235:
229:
224:
221:
220:
219:
218:
217:
214:
211:
205:
178:
175:
125:
124:
119:
115:
114:
112:
111:
107:
105:
101:
100:
83:
79:
78:
73:
69:
68:
55:
51:
50:
46:
45:
37:
36:
17:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1137:
1126:
1123:
1122:
1120:
1106:
1102:
1097:
1091:
1088:
1086:
1083:
1081:
1078:
1077:
1075:
1073:
1069:
1065:
1059:
1056:
1054:
1051:
1047:
1044:
1043:
1042:
1039:
1037:
1034:
1032:
1029:
1028:
1026:
1024:
1020:
1010:
1007:
1006:
1005:
1002:
1001:
1000:
997:
995:
992:
991:
989:
987:
983:
974:
970:
967:
963:
960:
956:
953:
949:
946:
942:
941:
940:
937:
935:
932:
931:
929:
927:
923:
918:
913:
904:
899:
897:
892:
890:
885:
884:
881:
862:
858:
852:
846:
841:
825:
819:
804:
800:
793:
791:
771:
765:
763:
761:
744:
738:
723:
719:
712:
696:
692:
686:
670:
664:
648:
647:The Economist
644:
638:
623:
621:9781886994461
617:
613:
612:
604:
588:
584:
580:
573:
571:
563:
562:0-275-99015-X
559:
555:
551:
548:
545:
540:
524:
517:
509:
505:
501:
495:
487:
483:
479:
473:
458:
452:
448:
447:
439:
431:
427:
423:
417:
401:
397:
391:
372:
365:
359:
357:
352:
342:
339:
337:
334:
332:
329:
328:
319:
315:
311:
308:
305:
302:
301:
292:
289:
286:
283:
280:
277:
274:
271:
270:
264:
261:
260:
259:
258:
254:
251:
248:
245:
242:
239:
236:
233:
230:
227:
226:
215:
212:
209:
208:
206:
203:
202:
201:
199:
195:
191:
188:
184:
174:
172:
168:
164:
160:
155:
149:
140:
136:
132:
123:
120:
118:Parent agency
116:
109:
108:
106:
102:
99:
95:
91:
87:
84:
80:
77:
74:
70:
56:
52:
47:
43:
38:
35:
25:
16:
1068:Paramilitary
1052:
1023:Intelligence
865:. Retrieved
860:
851:
840:
828:. Retrieved
818:
806:. Retrieved
802:
777:. Retrieved
747:. Retrieved
737:
725:. Retrieved
721:
711:
699:. Retrieved
695:the original
685:
673:. Retrieved
663:
651:. Retrieved
646:
637:
625:. Retrieved
610:
603:
591:. Retrieved
586:
582:
539:
527:. Retrieved
516:
508:the original
503:
494:
486:the original
481:
472:
460:. Retrieved
445:
438:
430:the original
425:
416:
404:. Retrieved
400:the original
390:
378:. Retrieved
371:the original
316:(2011), the
282:Hossam Louka
238:Ghazi Kanaan
192:through the
180:
177:Organization
134:
130:
128:
86:Grand Serail
82:Headquarters
72:Jurisdiction
33:
15:
952:Syrian Navy
945:Syrian Army
521:John Pike.
504:Syria Today
304:Rif Dimashq
240:(2002–2004)
234:(1987–2002)
830:19 January
347:References
314:Atef Najib
90:Kafr Sousa
223:Directors
187:President
148:romanized
1119:Category
1105:Chemical
926:Military
867:10 March
550:Archived
482:BBC News
426:BBC News
94:Damascus
1080:Shabiha
1072:militia
861:EuroLex
808:8 March
779:8 March
749:8 March
727:8 March
701:8 March
675:8 March
653:8 March
627:8 March
593:8 March
529:21 July
462:8 March
406:8 March
380:8 March
196:of the
150::
62: (
917:Syrian
618:
560:
453:
139:Arabic
54:Formed
773:(PDF)
564:p.214
374:(PDF)
367:(PDF)
310:Daraa
98:Syria
869:2012
832:2024
810:2023
781:2013
751:2013
729:2013
703:2013
677:2013
655:2013
629:2013
616:ISBN
595:2013
558:ISBN
531:2012
464:2013
451:ISBN
408:2013
382:2013
129:The
64:1971
57:1971
589:(2)
135:PSD
1121::
859:.
801:.
789:^
759:^
720:.
645:.
614:.
587:16
585:.
581:.
569:^
502:.
480:.
424:.
355:^
145:,
141::
137:,
96:,
92:,
88:,
1107:)
1103:(
1070:/
902:e
895:t
888:v
871:.
834:.
812:.
783:.
753:.
731:.
705:.
679:.
657:.
631:.
597:.
533:.
466:.
410:.
384:.
133:(
66:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.