General Intelligence Directorate (Syria)
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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]
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إِدَارَةُ الْمُخَابَرَاتِ الْعَامَّةِ ʾIdārat al-Mukhābarāt al-ʿAmmāh | |
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Formed | 1945 (current form in 1971) |
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Jurisdiction | Government of Syria |
Headquarters | Kafr Sousa, Damascus, Syria 33°31′13″N 36°18′42″E |
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Parent agency | Ministry of Interior |
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