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External Branch 279 - State Security

External Branch 279 - State Security is an entity of interest. It has not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Organization				[sources]
Name	External Branch 279 - State Security · الفرع الخارجي 279 - أمن الدولة				[sources]
Other name	فرع 279 أمن الدولة				[sources]
Legal form	not available				[sources]
Country	not available				[sources]
Keywords	Intelligence devices · Regular security forces · أجهزة الاستخبارات · القوات الأمنية النظامية				[sources]
Summary	General Intelligence Service branch. Assigned the task of managing external intelligence stations in embassies and consulates worldwide. Checks any received information related to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or other ministries that send missions and outward delegations. Also tracks and monitors Syrian expatriates and their political and community work. · أحد فروع جهاز المخابرات العامة. مهمته إدارة محطات الاستخبارات الخارجية في السفارات والقنصليات في دول العالم، والتحقيق بكافة المعلومات الواردة والمتعلقة بوزارة الخارجية، أو الوزارات التي تعتمد مبدأ البعثات والإيفاد الخارجي، إضافة إلى متابعة ومراقبة المواطنين السوريين المغتربين، وكافة أشكال عملهم السياسي والاجتماعي				[sources]
Status	not available				[sources]
Last change	2023-02-01	Last processed	2023-02-01	First seen	2023-02-01

Descriptions

The External Branch 279 is a branch of the General Intelligence Service. It is assigned the task of managing external intelligence stations in embassies and consulates worldwide. It also checks any received information related to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or other ministries that send missions and outward delegations. Moreover, It tracks and monitors Syrian expatriates and their political and community work.

— Syrian Observatory of Political and Economic Networks non-official source, 2023-04-20

أحد فروع جهاز المخابرات العامة. مهمته إدارة محطات الاستخبارات الخارجية في السفارات والقنصليات في دول العالم، والتحقيق بكافة المعلومات الواردة والمتعلقة بوزارة الخارجية، أو الوزارات التي تعتمد مبدأ البعثات والإيفاد الخارجي، إضافة إلى متابعة ومراقبة المواطنين السوريين المغتربين، وكافة أشكال عملهم السياسي والاجتماعي

— Syrian Observatory of Political and Economic Networks non-official source, 2023-04-20

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Subject	Role	Start date	End date
General Intelligence Directorate Sanctioned entity	Executive Body · جهاز تنفيذي · جهاز مركزي	-	-

Data sources

Syrian Observatory of Political and Economic Networks1,079

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