General Intelligence Directorate (Syria)

General Intelligence Directorate
إِدَارَةُ الْمُخَابَرَاتِ الْعَامَّةِ
ʾIdārat al-Mukhābarāt al-ʿAmmāh
Agency overview
Formed1945 (current form in 1971)
Preceding agency
  • Internal Security Forces Command (ISFC)
JurisdictionGovernment of Syria
HeadquartersKafr Sousa, Damascus, Syria
33°31′13″N 36°18′42″E / 33.52028°N 36.31167°E / 33.52028; 36.31167
Agency executives
Parent agencyMinistry 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]

  1. ^ "Treasury Continues Targeting Facilitators of Assad Regime". 25 January 2024.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference BBC was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  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)