General Security Directorate (Syria)
- General Security Directorate (Syria)
General Security Directorate ( _ar. إدارة الأمن العام, Idarat al-Amn al-Amm) is the most important civil intelligence service of Syria. [ http://www.desinfos.com/article.php?id_article=3899 ] Its divisions are:
*Divison of Homeland Security
*Division of External Security
*Division of Palestinian Affairs
[ http://www.desinfos.com/article.php?id_article=3899 ] It belongs to the jurisdiction of the ministry of the interior. [ http://www.globalsecurity.org/intell/world/syria/index.html] In 2001 Hisham Bakhtiar became the head of Idarat al-Amn al-Amm, replacing Ali Hammoud, who became minister of the interior. [ http://www.meib.org/articles/0202_s1.htm ] General Bakhtiar is close to Bashar al-Assad's brother-in-law Assef Shawkat. [ http://www.esisc.org/recherche.php?page=5&Pays=SYRIE ] In the late 20th century Maj. Gen Ali Houri was director of Idarat al-Amn al-Amm. [ http://www.meib.org/articles/0007_s3.htm] The service was in competition with Idarat al-Amn al-Siyasi in the late 20th century. [ http://www.esisc.org/recherche.php?page=5&Pays=SYRIE ] Gen. Ghazi Kanaan possibly headed international security of Idarat al-Amn al-Amm in the late 20th century. [ http://www.meib.org/articles/0007_s3.htm ]
Other intelligence agencies of Syria [ http://www.osar.ch/2006/10/02/syr-update ]
*Political Security Directorate
*Military Intelligence Service
*Air Force Intelligence Directorate
Reference list
External Links
[http://www.cvni.net/radio/nsnl/nsnl061/nsnl61sy.html]
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