General Intelligence Directorate (Syria)

General Intelligence Directorate
إِدَارَةُ الْمُخَابَرَاتِ الْعَامَّةِ; ʾIdārat al-Mukhābarāt al-ʿAmmāh
Agency overview
Formed	1945 (current form in 1971)
Preceding agency	Internal Security Forces Command (ISFC);
Jurisdiction	Government of Syria
Headquarters	Kafr Sousa, Damascus, Syria; 33°31′13″N 36°18′42″E / 33.52028°N 36.31167°E
Agency executives	Hossam Louka (2019–present), Director; Akram Ali Muhammad (2019–2021), Deputy Director;
Parent agency	Ministry of Interior

The General Intelligence Directorate (Arabic: إِدَارَةُ الْمُخَابَرَاتِ الْعَامَّةِ, romanized: ʾIdārat al-Mukhābarāt al-ʿAmmāh), also known as the General Security Directorate or Syrian GID, is the most important civil intelligence service of Syria and plays an important role in quelling internal dissent.^[2]^[3] The General Intelligence Directorate conducts surveillance of the Syrian population, directs foreign intelligence, and monitors activities in Lebanon.^[4]

^ "Treasury Continues Targeting Facilitators of Assad Regime". 25 January 2024.
^ Cite error: The named reference BBC was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "[DESINFOS.COM] - le rapport Mehlis: La Syrie et de hauts responsables libanais officiellement impliqués dans l'assassinat de Rafic Hariri". Archived from the original on 2006-01-13. Retrieved 2008-10-13.
^ Phillips, David L. (2021). Frontline Syria: from revolution to proxy war. London. p. 19. ISBN 978-0-7556-0260-5. OCLC 1178645181.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[home.treasury.gov-1] "Treasury Continues Targeting Facilitators of Assad Regime". 25 January 2024.

[BBC-2] Cite error: The named reference BBC was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[desinfos-3] "[DESINFOS.COM] - le rapport Mehlis: La Syrie et de hauts responsables libanais officiellement impliqués dans l'assassinat de Rafic Hariri". Archived from the original on 2006-01-13. Retrieved 2008-10-13.

[4] Phillips, David L. (2021). Frontline Syria: from revolution to proxy war. London. p. 19. ISBN 978-0-7556-0260-5. OCLC 1178645181.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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Agency overview
إِدَارَةُ الْمُخَابَرَاتِ الْعَامَّةِ ʾIdārat al-Mukhābarāt al-ʿAmmāh

Formed	1945 (current form in 1971)
Preceding agency	Internal Security Forces Command (ISFC)
Jurisdiction	Government of Syria
Headquarters	Kafr Sousa, Damascus, Syria 33°31′13″N 36°18′42″E / 33.52028°N 36.31167°E / 33.52028; 36.31167
Agency executives	Hossam Louka (2019–present), Director^[1] Akram Ali Muhammad (2019–2021), Deputy Director
Parent agency	Ministry of Interior

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General Intelligence Directorate (Syria)

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