General Intelligence Directorate (Syria)
| إِدَارَةُ الْمُخَابَرَاتِ الْعَامَّةِ Idārat al-Mukhābarāt al-ʿAmmāh | |
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| Formed | 1963 (ISFC 1963–1971) (GID 1971–2024) |
| Dissolved | 8 December 2024 (de facto) 29 January 2025 (de jure) |
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| Jurisdiction | Ba'athist Syria |
| Headquarters | Kafr Sousa, Damascus, Syria 33°31′13″N 36°18′42″E / 33.52028°N 36.31167°E |
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| Parent agency | Ministry of Interior |
The General Intelligence Directorate (Arabic: إِدَارَةُ الْمُخَابَرَاتِ الْعَامَّةِ, romanized: ʾIdārat al-Mukhābarāt al-ʿAmmāh), also known as the General Security Directorate or Syrian GID, was the most important civil intelligence service of former Ba'athist Syria and played an important role of suppressing the people of Syria for the governments interests. The General Intelligence Directorate conducted an oppressive surveillance of the Syrian population, directed foreign intelligence and monitored activities in Lebanon on behalf of Hezbollah until its dissolution in December 2024.