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Syrian General Intelligence Directorate

Sanctioned entity

Syrian General Intelligence Directorate is subject to sanctions. See the individual program listings below.

Type	Organization				[sources]
Name	Bendrosios žvalgybos direktoratas [Sirija] · Dirección de Información general [Siria] · Direction des renseignements généraux · Directoraat algemene inlichtingen [Syrië] · Directorat des renseignements généraux [Syrie] · 24 more...				[sources]
Other name	GID · General Intelligence Directorate · General Security Directorate · IDERAT AL-AMN AL-'AMM · Idarat Al-Amin Al-‘Amm · 3 more...				[sources]
Incorporation date	1971				[sources]
Legal form	Government				[sources]
Country	Syria				[sources]
Keywords	Government Organization · Regular security forces · Security device · public sector · القوات الأمنية النظامية · 3 more...				[sources]
Summary	Formally subordinate to the Syrian Ministry of Interior. In practice, it directly follows the President, under the designation "Unit 1114", without passing by any service or ministry except when coordinating with the National Security Bureau. Has branches operating in all governorates with departments for parties, religions, the economy and others. Included in the US sanctions list and EU sanctions list. · تتبع هذه الإدارة رسميا لوزارة الداخلية وعمليا لرئيس الجمهورية بشكل مباشر تحت مسمى الوحدة 1114 دون المرور على أي جهاز أو وزارة إلا في حال التنسيق مع مكتب الأمن الوطني. تضم فروع عاملة في جميع محافظات فيها أقسام أحزاب وأديان واقتصاد وغيره. مدرجة في قوائم العقوبات الأمريكية. مدرجة في قوائم العقوبات الأوروبية				[sources]
Status	not available				[sources]
Source link	gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov				[sources]
Created at	2011				[sources]
Modified on	2020-06-26				[sources]
Last changed	2024-03-19	Last checked	2024-04-29	First seen	2022-04-27

Descriptions

Syrian General Intelligence Directorate is a Syrian Government agency.

— Australian Sanctions Consolidated List, 2023-04-20

Syrian government agency directly involved in repression.

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes, 2023-04-20

service de l'État syrien participant directement à la répression

— French Freezing of Assets, 2023-04-20

Intelligence. Names of Director(s)/Management: Muhammad Dib Zaytun (listed 9 May 2011)

— UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets, 2023-04-20

The General Intelligence Directorate is formally subordinate to the Syrian Ministry of Interior. All the same, in practice, it directly follows the President of the Republic, under the designation "Unit 1114", without passing by any service or ministry except when coordinating with the National Security Bureau. It has branches operating in all governorates with departments for parties, religions, the economy and others. The General Intelligence Directorate is US-sanctioned and EU-sanctioned, and it was added to the UK sanctions list on 24 August 2011.

— 2023-04-20

تتبع هذه الإدارة رسميا لوزارة الداخلية وعمليا لرئيس الجمهورية بشكل مباشر تحت مسمى الوحدة 1114 دون المرور على أي جهاز أو وزارة إلا في حال التنسيق مع مكتب الأمن الوطني. تضم فروع عاملة في جميع محافظات فيها أقسام أحزاب وأديان واقتصاد وغيره. مدرجة في قوائم العقوبات الأمريكية. مدرجة في قوائم العقوبات الأوروبية شملتها العقوبات البريطانية في 24/08/2011

— 2023-04-20

Relationships

Address
Full address	Country
Ministry of Interior Marjeh Square Damascus	-

Assets and shares
Asset	Percentage held	Start date	End date
Syrian General Intelligence BRANCH 251 - AL-KHATIB	-	-	-
Ministry of Interior	-	-	-

Directors
Director	Role	Start date	End date
Ahmed Dibe	Leader or official of	-	-

Employees
Employee	Role	Start date	End date
Hafez Makhlouf	Deputy Director · نائب مدير	-	-
Iyad Makhlouf	Branch Head · مدير فرع	-	-
Zoulhima Chaliche	Branch Head · مدير فرع	-	-
Bahjat Suleiman	Branch Manager · مدير فرع	1998	2005
Fu ’ad Nassif Kheir Bek	Branch Manager · مدير فرع	2005	-

Linked from
Subject	Role	Start date	End date
Zuhair Hamad	related-to	-	-
Muhammad Bara AL-QATIRJI	-	-	-
Tawfiq Younes	related-to	-	-
Iyad Makhlouf	related-to	-	-
Nazih	related-to	-	-

Linked to
Object	Role	Start date	End date
Counter-Terrorism Branch 295 - State Security	Executive Body · جهاز تنفيذي · جهاز مركزي	-	-
National Security Bureau of the Arab Socialist Baath Party	Collaboration_Alliance · تعاون_تحالف	-	-
State Security Branch of Raqqa (Branch 335)	Executive Body · جهاز تنفيذي · جهاز مركزي	-	-
Counterintelligence Branch 300 - State Security	Executive Body · جهاز تنفيذي · جهاز مركزي	-	-
Information Branch 255 - State Security	Executive Body · جهاز تنفيذي · جهاز مركزي	-	-
National Institute for Security Sciences	Executive Body · جهاز تنفيذي · جهاز مركزي	-	-
Syrian Ministry of Interior	Executive Body · جهاز تنفيذي · جهاز مركزي	-	-
State Security Branch of Tartous (Branch 345)	Executive Body · جهاز تنفيذي · جهاز مركزي	-	-
Training Branch 290 - State Security	Executive Body · جهاز تنفيذي · جهاز مركزي	-	-
State Security Branch of Aleppo (Branch 322)	Executive Body · جهاز تنفيذي · جهاز مركزي	-	-
The People’s Palace	Collaboration_Alliance · تعاون_تحالف	-	-
State Security Branch of Deir al-Zor (Branch 327)	Executive Body · جهاز تنفيذي · جهاز مركزي	-	-
Branch 111 - State Security	Executive Body · جهاز تنفيذي · جهاز مركزي	-	-
State Security Branch of Sweida (Branch 312)	Executive Body · جهاز تنفيذي · جهاز مركزي	-	-
State Security Branch of Daraa (Branch 315)	Executive Body · جهاز تنفيذي · جهاز مركزي	-	-
State Security Branch of Al-Hasaka (Branch 330)	Executive Body · جهاز تنفيذي · جهاز مركزي	-	-
Technical Branch 280 - State Security	Executive Body · جهاز تنفيذي · جهاز مركزي	-	-
External Branch 279 - State Security	Executive Body · جهاز تنفيذي · جهاز مركزي	-	-
State Security Branch of Homs (Branch 318)	Executive Body · جهاز تنفيذي · جهاز مركزي	-	-
Economic Branch 260 - State Security	Executive Body · جهاز تنفيذي · جهاز مركزي	-	-
Investigation Branch 285 - State Security	Executive Body · جهاز تنفيذي · جهاز مركزي	-	-
State Security Branch of Hama (Branch 320)	Executive Body · جهاز تنفيذي · جهاز مركزي	-	-
State Security Branch of Latakia (Branch 325)	Executive Body · جهاز تنفيذي · جهاز مركزي	-	-
State Security Branch of Idlib (Branch 331)	Executive Body · جهاز تنفيذي · جهاز مركزي	-	-
Syrian General Intelligence BRANCH 251 - AL-KHATIB	Executive Body · جهاز تنفيذي · جهاز مركزي	-	-

Sanctions
Authority	Program	Start date	End date
European External Action Service	SYR	2020-05-30	-
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)	Autonomous (Syria)	2024-01-12	-
Ministry of Finance	シリアのアル・アサド大統領及びその関係者等（団体）	2011-09-09	-
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)	Ordinance of 8 June 2012 on measures against Syria (SR 946.231.172.7), annex 7	2020-06-26	-
Federal Public Service Finance	SYR	2020-05-30	-
Ministry of Economy, Finance, and Recovery	(UE) 2020/716 du 28/05/2020 (UE Syrie - R (UE) 36/2012 ) · (UE) 843/2011 du 23/08/2011 (UE Syrie - R (UE) 36/2012 )	-	-
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation · UK	Syria	2020	-
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)	SDN List	-	-
Global Affairs Canada	Syria / Syrie	-	-

Data sources

UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets5,901

The United Kingom's consolidated international sanctions list.

United Kingdom · Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes8,011

Switzerland manages a sanctions lists with a high degree of detail on the individuals that are subject to it's embargoes.

Switzerland · State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)

Canadian Special Economic Measures Act Sanctions4,244

Sanctions imposed by Canada on specific countries, organizations, or individuals under the Special Economic Measures Act (SEMA) and JVCFOA.

Canada · Global Affairs Canada

French Freezing of Assets6,265

The register lists all persons, entities and vessels subject to asset freezing measures in force on French territory, pursuant to national, European and international (UN) provisions.

France · Ministry of Economy, Finance, and Recovery

Belgian Financial Sanctions6,315

Belgium extends the European FSF sanctions list on the basis of a national terrorist list, issued by the National Security Council.

Belgium · Federal Public Service Finance

EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)6,054

As part of the Common Foreign Security Policy the European Union publishes a sanctions list that is implemented by all member states.

European Union · European External Action Service

Japan Economic sanctions and list of eligible people3,485

Sanctions imposed by Japan under its Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Law.

Japan · Ministry of Finance

US Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL)18,645

The Consolidated Screening List (CSL) is a list of parties for which the United States Government maintains restrictions on certain exports, reexports, or transfers of items.

United States · Department of the Commerce - International Trade Administration

Australian Sanctions Consolidated List4,069

The Consolidated List is a list of all persons and entities who are subject to targeted financial sanctions under Australian sanctions law.

Australia · Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)

US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List28,477

The primary United States' sanctions list, specially designated nationals (SDN) part.

United States · Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)

Source data IDs: ofac-12726 · gb-hmt-12055 · opensyr-node-354 · ch-seco-12366 · NK-D6kWKqvD2vQaXTBz3LBNDr · eu-fsf-eu-2780-53 · ca-sema-1-1-sy-general-intelligence-directorate · fr-ga-1834 · au-dfat-2274-syrian-general-intelligence-directorate · ca-sema-syria-1-1 · ca-sema-1-1-sy-general-intelligence-directorate-service-du-renseignement-general · ja-mof-9e20a892658ea32e4a176f725bd38f20f505692a · NK-UbttFcfUcBZu3ds3b32kVB

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Address
Full address	Country
Ministry of Interior Marjeh Square Damascus	-

Assets and shares
Asset	Percentage held	Start date	End date
Syrian General Intelligence BRANCH 251 - AL-KHATIB	-	-	-
Ministry of Interior	-	-	-

Directors
Director	Role	Start date	End date
Ahmed Dibe	Leader or official of	-	-

Employees
Employee	Role	Start date	End date
Hafez Makhlouf	Deputy Director · نائب مدير	-	-
Iyad Makhlouf	Branch Head · مدير فرع	-	-
Zoulhima Chaliche	Branch Head · مدير فرع	-	-
Bahjat Suleiman	Branch Manager · مدير فرع	1998	2005
Fu ’ad Nassif Kheir Bek	Branch Manager · مدير فرع	2005	-

Linked from
Subject	Role	Start date	End date
Zuhair Hamad	related-to	-	-
Muhammad Bara AL-QATIRJI	-	-	-
Tawfiq Younes	related-to	-	-
Iyad Makhlouf	related-to	-	-
Nazih	related-to	-	-

Linked to
Object	Role	Start date	End date
Counter-Terrorism Branch 295 - State Security	Executive Body · جهاز تنفيذي · جهاز مركزي	-	-
National Security Bureau of the Arab Socialist Baath Party	Collaboration_Alliance · تعاون_تحالف	-	-
State Security Branch of Raqqa (Branch 335)	Executive Body · جهاز تنفيذي · جهاز مركزي	-	-
Counterintelligence Branch 300 - State Security	Executive Body · جهاز تنفيذي · جهاز مركزي	-	-
Information Branch 255 - State Security	Executive Body · جهاز تنفيذي · جهاز مركزي	-	-
National Institute for Security Sciences	Executive Body · جهاز تنفيذي · جهاز مركزي	-	-
Syrian Ministry of Interior	Executive Body · جهاز تنفيذي · جهاز مركزي	-	-
State Security Branch of Tartous (Branch 345)	Executive Body · جهاز تنفيذي · جهاز مركزي	-	-
Training Branch 290 - State Security	Executive Body · جهاز تنفيذي · جهاز مركزي	-	-
State Security Branch of Aleppo (Branch 322)	Executive Body · جهاز تنفيذي · جهاز مركزي	-	-
The People’s Palace	Collaboration_Alliance · تعاون_تحالف	-	-
State Security Branch of Deir al-Zor (Branch 327)	Executive Body · جهاز تنفيذي · جهاز مركزي	-	-
Branch 111 - State Security	Executive Body · جهاز تنفيذي · جهاز مركزي	-	-
State Security Branch of Sweida (Branch 312)	Executive Body · جهاز تنفيذي · جهاز مركزي	-	-
State Security Branch of Daraa (Branch 315)	Executive Body · جهاز تنفيذي · جهاز مركزي	-	-
State Security Branch of Al-Hasaka (Branch 330)	Executive Body · جهاز تنفيذي · جهاز مركزي	-	-
Technical Branch 280 - State Security	Executive Body · جهاز تنفيذي · جهاز مركزي	-	-
External Branch 279 - State Security	Executive Body · جهاز تنفيذي · جهاز مركزي	-	-
State Security Branch of Homs (Branch 318)	Executive Body · جهاز تنفيذي · جهاز مركزي	-	-
Economic Branch 260 - State Security	Executive Body · جهاز تنفيذي · جهاز مركزي	-	-
Investigation Branch 285 - State Security	Executive Body · جهاز تنفيذي · جهاز مركزي	-	-
State Security Branch of Hama (Branch 320)	Executive Body · جهاز تنفيذي · جهاز مركزي	-	-
State Security Branch of Latakia (Branch 325)	Executive Body · جهاز تنفيذي · جهاز مركزي	-	-
State Security Branch of Idlib (Branch 331)	Executive Body · جهاز تنفيذي · جهاز مركزي	-	-
Syrian General Intelligence BRANCH 251 - AL-KHATIB	Executive Body · جهاز تنفيذي · جهاز مركزي	-	-

Sanctions
Authority	Program	Start date	End date
European External Action Service	SYR	2020-05-30	-
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)	Autonomous (Syria)	2024-01-12	-
Ministry of Finance	シリアのアル・アサド大統領及びその関係者等（団体）	2011-09-09	-
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)	Ordinance of 8 June 2012 on measures against Syria (SR 946.231.172.7), annex 7	2020-06-26	-
Federal Public Service Finance	SYR	2020-05-30	-
Ministry of Economy, Finance, and Recovery	(UE) 2020/716 du 28/05/2020 (UE Syrie - R (UE) 36/2012 ) · (UE) 843/2011 du 23/08/2011 (UE Syrie - R (UE) 36/2012 )	-	-
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation · UK	Syria	2020	-
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)	SDN List	-	-
Global Affairs Canada	Syria / Syrie	-	-