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General Intelligence Directorate

Sanctioned entity

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] · 25 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]
Registration number	`N6B1LMH5N5S4`				[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]
Last change	2024-10-14	Last processed	2024-10-15	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 National Asset Freezing System, 2023-04-20

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

— UK FCDO Sanctions List, 2024-05-09

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.

— Syrian Observatory of Political and Economic Networks non-official source, 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

— Syrian Observatory of Political and Economic Networks non-official source, 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
Fu ’ad Nassif Kheir Bek	Branch Manager · مدير فرع	2005	-
Bahjat Suleiman	Branch Manager · مدير فرع	1998	2005
Iyad Makhlouf	Branch Head · مدير فرع	-	-
Zoulhima Chaliche	Branch Head · مدير فرع	-	-
Hafez Makhlouf	Deputy Director · نائب مدير	-	-

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

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

Sanctions
Authority	Program	Start date	End date
TREAS-OFAC	Reciprocal	-	-
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade	Autonomous (Syria)	2024-01-12	-
Office of Foreign Assets Control	SDN List	-	-
Direction Générale du Trésor	(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 )	-	-
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	Ordinance of 8 June 2012 on measures against Syria (SR 946.231.172.7), annex 7	2020-06-26	-
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office · UK	The Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019	2020-12-31	-
La Principauté de Monaco	-	-	-
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation · UK	Syria	2020-12-31	-
Directorate‑General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union	SYR	2020-05-30	-
Global Affairs Canada	Syria / Syrie	-	-
Federal Public Service Finance	SYR	2020-05-30	-

Data sources

Monaco National Fund Freezing List4,954

A list of entities subject to fund and economic resource freezing procedures

Monaco · Monaco

French National Asset Freezing System5,106

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 · DGT

Belgian Financial Sanctions6,603

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

Belgium · FOD

Canadian Consolidated Autonomous Sanctions List4,409

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

Canada · Global Affairs Canada

EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)6,351

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

European Union · DG FISMA

US Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL)20,290

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 · ITA

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes8,213

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

Switzerland · SECO

UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets6,116

The United Kingom's consolidated international sanctions list.

United Kingdom · OFSI

UK FCDO Sanctions List4,570

UK sanctions collated by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

United Kingdom · FCDO

US SAM Procurement Exclusions115,263

A database of suppliers who have been excluded from participating in US federal procurement.

United States · GSA

US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List31,940

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

United States · OFAC

Japan Economic Sanctions and List of Eligible People3,597

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

Japan · MoF

Syrian Observatory of Political and Economic Networks1,080

A knowledge graph of persons of interest inside Syria, including detailed information on family relationships and business ties.

Obsalytics · non-official source

Australian Sanctions Consolidated List4,259

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

Australia · DFAT

Source data IDs: ofac-12726 · eu-fsf-eu-2780-53 · gb-fcdo-syr0300 · gb-hmt-12055 · ja-mof-9e20a892658ea32e4a176f725bd38f20f505692a · mc-freezes-935c9b9d5856179035d3d3b23a539ae705ea4cf3 · ch-seco-12366 · ca-sema-1-1-sy-general-intelligence-directorate · NK-D6kWKqvD2vQaXTBz3LBNDr · fr-ga-1834 · au-dfat-2274-syrian-general-intelligence-directorate · opensyr-node-354 · ca-sema-86bed5528f67209068029d3745aacef3eafa8b1c · ca-sema-part-1-1-sy-general-intelligence-directorate · ca-sema-syria-1-1 · NK-UbttFcfUcBZu3ds3b32kVB · ca-sema-1-1-sy-general-intelligence-directorate-service-du-renseignement-general · usgsa-s4mr3rgj8

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

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

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

Sanctions
Authority	Program	Start date	End date
TREAS-OFAC	Reciprocal	-	-
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade	Autonomous (Syria)	2024-01-12	-
Office of Foreign Assets Control	SDN List	-	-
Direction Générale du Trésor	(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 )	-	-
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	Ordinance of 8 June 2012 on measures against Syria (SR 946.231.172.7), annex 7	2020-06-26	-
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office · UK	The Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019	2020-12-31	-
La Principauté de Monaco	-	-	-
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation · UK	Syria	2020-12-31	-
Directorate‑General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union	SYR	2020-05-30	-
Global Affairs Canada	Syria / Syrie	-	-
Federal Public Service Finance	SYR	2020-05-30	-