شعبة المخابرات العسكرية Shu'bat al-Mukhabarat al-'Askariyya | |
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Agency overview | |
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Formed | 1945 (first) 1969 (second) |
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Dissolved | 8 December 2024 (de facto) 29 January 2025 (de jure)[1] |
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.[2] Although its roots go back to the French mandate period, its current organization was established in 1969.[3][4] Its predecessor organization was called the Second Bureau.[3][4] 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.