Syria
Syria's spy chief ramps up regional intelligence cooperation

Syrian spymaster and head of the Syrian General Intelligence Service (GIS), General Hussein al-Salama, on 13 August 2025 in Ankara.
Syrian spymaster and head of the Syrian General Intelligence Service (GIS), General Hussein al-Salama, on 13 August 2025 in Ankara. © Handout/Turkish Foreign Ministry/AFP
The head of Syria's General Intelligence Service is rapidly forging regional partnerships, driven both by internal security concerns, and fear of Israel's future designs. The GIS has jurisdiction over both domestic and foreign intelligence. [...]
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