Political Security Directorate (Idarat al-Amn al-Siyasi) is an intelligence service of Syria. [1] It is active against the opposition. [2] Ghazi Kanaan was its chief from 2002 to 2004. [3] It runs detention centres (2005) [4] From 1987 until the 1990s it was headed by Adnan Badr Hassan. [5] He was/is an Alawite from Homs. [6] In 2004 Muhammad Manasra became its head. [7]
It is divided into an Internal Security Department and an External Security Department. [8] It monitors political dissent. [9] registered parties are surveilled, too. [10] It monitors all media. [11]
See also[]
- General Security Directorate (Syria)
- Air Force Intelligence Directorate
- Shu'bat al-Mukhabarat al-'Askariyya
References[]
- ↑ http://www.meib.org/articles/0007_s3.htm
- ↑ http://www.espionageinfo.com/Sp-Te/Syria-Intelligence-and-Security.html
- ↑ http://www.mafhoum.com/press9/252P52.htm
- ↑ http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2007/feb/19/20070219-102043-1711r/
- ↑ http://www.lib.unb.ca/Texts/JCS/bin/get.cgi?directory=J97/articles/&filename=RATHMELLwp1.htm
- ↑ http://www.minbuza.nl/nl/actueel/ambtsberichten,2003/05/syrie_x_05_04_02.html
- ↑ http://books.google.fr/books?id=2jvac2R5Z_cC&pg=PA214&dq=%22Political+Security+Directorate%22&lr=&as_brr=0&as_pt=ALLTYPES&hl=de
- ↑ http://www.herzliyaconference.org/_Uploads/2590Bashars.pdf
- ↑ http://www.herzliyaconference.org/_Uploads/2590Bashars.pdf
- ↑ http://books.google.de/books?id=_95QPEm3RcEC&pg=PA167&lpg=PA167&dq=%22Political+Security+Directorate%22&source=web&ots=fN3XCvpFXC&sig=gWiaQVs3hu9Fs2HPMdHdeJ3q-p4&hl=fr&ei=1q-aSaOmJ4mQ0AWIq93AAg&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=1&ct=result
- ↑ http://books.google.fr/books?id=_95QPEm3RcEC&pg=PA167&dq=%22Political+Security+Directorate%22&lr=&as_brr=0&as_pt=ALLTYPES&hl=de
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