Political Security Directorate (PSD, ar, إدارة الأمن السياسي, ''Idarat al-Amn al-Siyasi'') is an intelligence service of the
Syrian government
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. It is divided into an Internal Security Department and an External Security Department.
Intelligence division is affiliated to the
Ministry of Interior
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Named "ministry"
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. It is active against the
Syrian opposition
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. It monitors political dissent and all media outlets.
This intelligence service has been headed by Major General Ghaith Shafeeq Deeb since February 5, 2021.
Heads of Political Security Directorate
* Ahmad Sa'id Salih (past - 1987)
*
Adnan Badr Hassan (1987–2002)
*
Ghazi Kanaan (2002–2004)
* Muhammad Mansoura (2004–2009)
*
Mohammed Dib Zaitoun (2009 – July 2012)
*
Rustum Ghazali (July 2012 – April 2015)
:*Head of Investigative branch: Brig. Gen. Makhmoud al-Khattib (2011).
:*Head of Operations branch: Brig. Gen. Mohamed Heikmat Ibrahim (2011).
[
* Nasser Ali (April 2015–2017)
* Mohammad Khaled al-Rahmoun (2017–November 2018)
]
Regional Heads of Political Security Directorate
*Daraa
Daraa ( ar, دَرْعَا, Darʿā, Levantine Arabic: , also Darʿā, Dara’a, Deraa, Dera'a, Dera, Derʿā and Edrei; means "''fortress''", compare Dura-Europos) is a city in southwestern Syria, located about north of the border with Jord ...
branch: Atef Najib Atef Najib ( ar, عاطف نجيب; born 1964/1965) was a Syrian officer and the political security chief in the city of Daraa
Daraa ( ar, دَرْعَا, Darʿā, Levantine Arabic: , also Darʿā, Dara’a, Deraa, Dera'a, Dera, Derʿā and E ...
(2011), the European Union
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sanctioned him for "being responsible for the violence against protesters in Daraa during the Syrian uprising".[
]
Other Syrian intelligence agencies
* General Security Directorate
* Military Intelligence Directorate
* Air Force Intelligence Directorate
References
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Syrian intelligence agencies