National Security Council (Syria)

The National Security Council (Arabic: مجلس الأمن الوطني) is the primary coordinating body for security and defense matters in Syria, established on 12 March 2025 during the governmental transition that followed the fall of the Assad regime in December 2024. The governmental body represents the first security coordination council of its kind in Syria's post-Assad era. The council operates under the authority of Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa and oversees the country's response to internal security challenges. The council's establishment coincided with escalated clashes between government forces and pro-Assad holdouts, and the subsequent widespread massacres of Alawite minority civilians that occurred in March 2025.