Military Intelligence Directorate (Syria)
| شعبة المخابرات العسكرية Shu'bat al-Mukhabarat al-'Askariyya | |
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| Formed | 1945 (first) 1969 (second) |
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| Dissolved | 8 December 2024 (de facto) 29 January 2025 (de jure) |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Syria |
| Headquarters | Defense Ministry headquarters, Umayyad Square, Damascus, Syria |
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| Parent agency | Ministry of Defense |
The Military Intelligence Directorate (MID; Arabic: شعبة المخابرات العسكرية, romanized: Shu'bat al-Mukhabarat al-'Askariyya) was the military intelligence service of Ba'athist Syria until 2024. Although its roots go back to the French mandate period, its current organization was established in 1969. Its predecessor organization was called the Second Bureau. It was headquartered at the Defense Ministry building in Damascus. The military intelligence service, or the Mukhabarat in Arabic, was very influential in Syrian politics.