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Syrian Military Intelligence Branch 215 - Raids

Sanctioned entity

Syrian Military Intelligence Branch 215 - Raids is subject to sanctions. See the individual program listings below.

Type	Company				[sources]
Name	Branch 215 - Military Intelligence · SYRIAN MILITARY INTELLIGENCE BRANCH 215 - RAIDS · Syrian Military Intelligence Branch 215 - Raids · Syrian Military Intelligence Branch 215 Raids · الفرع 215 - الاستخبارات العسكرية				[sources]
Other name	SYRIAN MILITARY INTELLIGENCE BRANCH 215 - RAIDS · سرية المداهمة والاقتحام · فرع المداهمة				[sources]
Weak alias	Branch 215 · Branch 215: Raids Company · Kafrsousa Branch · Raids Company · الفرع 215 · 2 more...				[sources]
Incorporation date	not available				[sources]
Jurisdiction	Syria				[sources]
Country	Syria				[sources]
Keywords	Intelligence devices · Regular armed forces · أجهزة الاستخبارات · القوات المسلحة النظامية				[sources]
PermID	`5083621064`				[sources]
Registration number	`CW53YBLSNQ71`				[sources]
Summary	One of the most important and critical Military Intelligence Directorate branches. Equivalent to Branch 295 of State Security. Hires around 4000 staff members trained on all special tasks of storming, kidnapping, assassination and arrest of the most wanted subjects whom other branches had failed to capture. Included in the US sanctions list. · أحد أهم فروع شعبة الاستخبارات العسكرية وأكثرها حساسية. يقابله الفرع 295 في أمن الدولة. يضم حوالي 4000 آلاف عنصر مدربين على كافة المهام الخاصة المتعلقة بعمليات الاقتحام والخطف والاغتيال وإلقاء القبض على المطلوبين المستعصين عن باقي الأفرع. مدرجة في قوائم العقوبات الأمريكية				[sources]
Status	Active				[sources]
Address	6th of May Street ~ Damascus ~ SYRIA, ~ Damascus ~ SYRIA, ~~ SYRIA, Corporate, Syria · 6th of May Street, Damascus				[sources]
Source link	permid.org · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov				[sources]
Last change	2024-06-28	Last processed	2024-10-29	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Branch 215 is one of the most important and critical branches of the Military Intelligence Directorate. It is equivalent to Branch 295 of State Security. It hires around 4000 staff members trained on all special tasks of storming, kidnapping, assassination and arrest of the most wanted subjects whom other branches had failed to capture. Branch 215 is US-sanctioned. According to Jusoor for Studies, this branch oversees the cultivation of cannabis in different regions of Daraa Governorate, particularly in the cities of Nawa and Tseel.

— Syrian Observatory of Political and Economic Networks non-official source, 2023-04-20

أحد أهم فروع شعبة الاستخبارات العسكرية وأكثرها حساسية. يقابله الفرع 295 في أمن الدولة. يضم حوالي 4000 آلاف عنصر مدربين على كافة المهام الخاصة المتعلقة بعمليات الاقتحام والخطف والاغتيال وإلقاء القبض على المطلوبين المستعصين عن باقي الأفرع. مدرج في قوائم العقوبات الأمريكية. بحسب جسور للدراسات يشرف الفرع على زراعة القنب في درعا في مناطق متفرقة من المحافظة لا سيما مدن نوى وتسيل.

— Syrian Observatory of Political and Economic Networks non-official source, 2023-04-20

Relationships

Address
Full address	Country
6th of May Street, Damascus	Syria

Linked from
Subject	Role	Start date	End date
Military Intelligence Directorate	Executive Body · جهاز تنفيذي · جهاز مركزي	-	-

Owners
Owner	Percentage held	Start date	End date
Military Intelligence Directorate	-	-	-

Sanctions
Authority	Program	Start date	End date
Office of Foreign Assets Control	SDN List	-	-
TREAS-OFAC	Reciprocal	2021-07-28	-

Data sources

US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List33,150

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

United States · OFAC

US Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL)20,985

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

US SAM Procurement Exclusions119,127

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

United States · GSA

Syrian Observatory of Political and Economic Networks1,079

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

Obsalytics · non-official source

External databases

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PermID Open Data2,960

Permanent Identifier (PermID) is a reference data spine offered by LSEG/Refinitiv to help create unique identifiers for organizations that are publicly listed.

External dataset · LSEG · non-official source

Source data IDs: usgsa-s4mrj5bfr · opensyr-node-2283 · ofac-32341 · permid-5083621064

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