Knowledge

Political Security Directorate

Source 📝

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:
Global Intelligence: The World's Secret Services Today
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:)

Index


Government of Syria
Grand Serail
Kafr Sousa
Damascus
Syria
Ministry of Interior
Arabic
romanized
Syrian government
Ministry of Interior
National Progressive Front
Syrian opposition
Ministry of Interior
President
Bashar al-Assad
National Security Bureau
Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party Central Command
Adnan Badr Hassan
Ghazi Kanaan
Mohammed Dib Zaitoun
Rustum Ghazali
Mohammad Khaled al-Rahmoun
Hossam Louka
Ghaith Shafeeq Deeb
Rif Dimashq
Daraa
Atef Najib
European Union
General Intelligence Directorate

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.