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Eastern District Branch - Air Force Intelligence

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Eastern District Branch - Air Force Intelligence is an entity of interest. It has not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Organization				[sources]
Name	Eastern District Branch - Air Force Intelligence · فرع المنطقة الشرقية - المخابرات الجوية				[sources]
Other name	فرع المنطقة الشرقية - المخابرات الجوية				[sources]
Legal form	not available				[sources]
Country	not available				[sources]
Keywords	Intelligence devices · Regular security forces · أجهزة الاستخبارات · القوات الأمنية النظامية				[sources]
Summary	Air Force Intelligence branch. Operates in Deir al-Zor, Raqqa and Al-Hasaka. Headquartered in Deir al-Zor City. · أحد فروع المخابرات الجوية. يغطي دير الزور والرقة والحسكة ومقره مدينة دير الزور				[sources]
Status	not available				[sources]
Last change	2023-12-22	Last processed	2024-10-21	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

The Eastern District Branch is a branch of the Air Force Intelligence. It is headquartered in the city of Deir al-Zor, and it operates in the governorates of Deir al-Zor, Raqqa, and Al-Hasaka. In July 2020, Opposition websites reported the killing of Brigadier General Jihad Zaal, Director of the Air Force Intelligence in the eastern region, who had led the branch since November 2017 and was close to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard.

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

أحد فروع المخابرات الجوية. يغطي دير الزور والرقة والحسكة ومقره مدينة دير الزور. في تموز 2020 نقلت مواقع معارضة خبراُ عن مقتلَ "العميد جهاد زعل"رئيس فرع المخابرات الجوية في المنطقة الشرقية من سوريا، الذي يرأس الفرع منذ تشرين الثاني 2017 والمُقرّب من الحرس الثوري الإيراني.

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