By Ali Eid; Translation by Rana Abdul
(Zaman Al Wasl)- A leaked document obtained Zaman al-Wasl reveals the dominance of Iran over Syrian regime's security and media outlets.
The document that issued by the General Intelligence Directorate shows the details of security and intelligence operations of regime apparatus and the directing work to confront the revolutionary movement and foil the Syrian revolution.
The document released on 18 April-one month following the revolution in Daraa- indicates the involvement of Iranian intelligence with the regime apparatus in all security policies and the use of advanced tactics to infiltrate the revolution as well as making a counter media propaganda via special teams to delude local and international public opinion.
The document- a meeting proceeding between Iranian and Syrian officials and security leaderships- reveals that the two parties formed a work group named the Syrian Iranian Technical Committee. The committee held previous meetings which confirm its involvement in political and security decision making since day one.
Zuhair Hamad and Buthaina Sha’baan
Through analyzing the proceeding content, Colonel Zuhair Hamad might be a member of the Syrian work group since he is vice-chairman of State Security. The possibility of his being a member in the committee is enhanced by his accompanying to Iranian officers in addition to being part of the work group formed following outbreak of the revolution. He was an active actor in the group in Daraa. Zuhair has extensive experience in managing regime operations in media field and supervising media censorship and tracking down media personnel. He founded and sponsored an electronic newspaper.
He was in charge of the 255 security branch subordinate to State Security before he was promoted to a colonel and given the post of vice-chairman of State Security which was chaired by Ali Mamluk. Zuhair later on took Management of National Security as a successor to Rustum Ghazali.
General Ghassan Khalil succeeded Hamad in post of the 255 security branch. Ghassan also is involved in oppressing and tracking down of journalists. He supervised a working group to infiltrate social media websites and the arrest of many media activists and their wives during the revolution.
Also, Buthaina Sha’baan is likely one of the committee as she is Assad’s advisor for media affairs. She was mentioned as the professor in the committee meeting proceeding. She is known to have been involved in security cases like the former Lebanese minister and Assad’s advisor Michiel Samaha who was sentenced to 13 years of prison in explosives transport case on charges of executing terrorist operations targeting prominent figures in Lebanon.
Regarding the Iranians in the committee, the meeting proceeding points at two figures with al-Haj Hussein and al-Haj Muhsen names. Iranians are known to use such titles for intelligence officers and revolutionary guards’ personnel.
Iranian Demands
The proceeding which was presented to Colonel Ali Mamluk and it proposes: forming a management for psychological war, a committee to manage public opinion with security, political, media, and cultural participation, working to instill skepticism in pro-revolution public opinion, finding real justifications for the work of security apparatus.
The proceeding says the Iranians in the committee proposed giving assistance in piracy and hack operations for websites and pages described as “hostile” meaning activists websites and pages. They also proposed training a specialized staff by Iranian experts.
The Iranians in the committee also proposed that Iran invites different groups from all apparatuses to train them. In addition, they advised Bashar al-Assad to form Riot Police unit to “facilitate maneuver” and prevent people from gathering in big numbers.
Psychological war
The committee meeting proceeding recounts an Iranian official saying Iran will send two groups to surveille and infiltrate Facebook, two groups for camera as well as send an Iranian expert named Dr. Ameeri whose mission is to train and monitor the psychological war.
The Iranian official adds that individuals who will come to work from Iran should not be known and their work should be confidential. The official means that the Iranian experts who will be involved in security operations and monitoring operations as well as psychological war management and supervising installation of security cameras.
The official in response to a question from the Syrian side regarding media work, said the Iranians will form media groups to spread regime propaganda. It is obvious that security apparatuses responded to that by forming the Electronic Army from a body of students, employees, and different members of institutions.
The bogey of Al-Jazeera Channel
Syrian Iranian committee was obviously upset with Al-Jazeera TV Channel support of the Syrian revolution against Assad regime. The proceeding talks about committee members assigning a space to investigate the process of coverage the channel follows to cover the revolution and the photographing techniques. The committee accuses the channel of magnifying the protests. The channel displays four vehicles or tanks and videotapes them from the front and the side and lengthen the photo so that it appears to the audience there are a big number of vehicles and that’s what the channel does in its coverage of protests.
Conceal in agents outside Syria
The Iranian team in the security working group demands concealing in agents in countries like England, Lebanon and Iraq to conduct pro-regime TV presentations and to spread the propaganda that Syria is targeted because the objective is to break down the pro-resistance country.
The document leaked to Zaman al-Wasl makes it clear the Syrian regime followed the plans proposed by the Iranian officials since the outbreak of the events. Hence, it explains the Iranian hegemony on security decision making process and planning oppressing operations and complete involvement of Iran in Syria. Iran went far as to send Basij forces and recruit personnel in Shia militias to fight in Syria beside the Syrian regime.
(Zaman Al Wasl)- A leaked document obtained Zaman al-Wasl reveals the dominance of Iran over Syrian regime's security and media outlets.
The document that issued by the General Intelligence Directorate shows the details of security and intelligence operations of regime apparatus and the directing work to confront the revolutionary movement and foil the Syrian revolution.
The document released on 18 April-one month following the revolution in Daraa- indicates the involvement of Iranian intelligence with the regime apparatus in all security policies and the use of advanced tactics to infiltrate the revolution as well as making a counter media propaganda via special teams to delude local and international public opinion.
The document- a meeting proceeding between Iranian and Syrian officials and security leaderships- reveals that the two parties formed a work group named the Syrian Iranian Technical Committee. The committee held previous meetings which confirm its involvement in political and security decision making since day one.
Zuhair Hamad and Buthaina Sha’baan
Through analyzing the proceeding content, Colonel Zuhair Hamad might be a member of the Syrian work group since he is vice-chairman of State Security. The possibility of his being a member in the committee is enhanced by his accompanying to Iranian officers in addition to being part of the work group formed following outbreak of the revolution. He was an active actor in the group in Daraa. Zuhair has extensive experience in managing regime operations in media field and supervising media censorship and tracking down media personnel. He founded and sponsored an electronic newspaper.
He was in charge of the 255 security branch subordinate to State Security before he was promoted to a colonel and given the post of vice-chairman of State Security which was chaired by Ali Mamluk. Zuhair later on took Management of National Security as a successor to Rustum Ghazali.
General Ghassan Khalil succeeded Hamad in post of the 255 security branch. Ghassan also is involved in oppressing and tracking down of journalists. He supervised a working group to infiltrate social media websites and the arrest of many media activists and their wives during the revolution.
Also, Buthaina Sha’baan is likely one of the committee as she is Assad’s advisor for media affairs. She was mentioned as the professor in the committee meeting proceeding. She is known to have been involved in security cases like the former Lebanese minister and Assad’s advisor Michiel Samaha who was sentenced to 13 years of prison in explosives transport case on charges of executing terrorist operations targeting prominent figures in Lebanon.
Regarding the Iranians in the committee, the meeting proceeding points at two figures with al-Haj Hussein and al-Haj Muhsen names. Iranians are known to use such titles for intelligence officers and revolutionary guards’ personnel.
Iranian Demands
The proceeding which was presented to Colonel Ali Mamluk and it proposes: forming a management for psychological war, a committee to manage public opinion with security, political, media, and cultural participation, working to instill skepticism in pro-revolution public opinion, finding real justifications for the work of security apparatus.
The proceeding says the Iranians in the committee proposed giving assistance in piracy and hack operations for websites and pages described as “hostile” meaning activists websites and pages. They also proposed training a specialized staff by Iranian experts.
The Iranians in the committee also proposed that Iran invites different groups from all apparatuses to train them. In addition, they advised Bashar al-Assad to form Riot Police unit to “facilitate maneuver” and prevent people from gathering in big numbers.
Psychological war
The committee meeting proceeding recounts an Iranian official saying Iran will send two groups to surveille and infiltrate Facebook, two groups for camera as well as send an Iranian expert named Dr. Ameeri whose mission is to train and monitor the psychological war.
The Iranian official adds that individuals who will come to work from Iran should not be known and their work should be confidential. The official means that the Iranian experts who will be involved in security operations and monitoring operations as well as psychological war management and supervising installation of security cameras.
The official in response to a question from the Syrian side regarding media work, said the Iranians will form media groups to spread regime propaganda. It is obvious that security apparatuses responded to that by forming the Electronic Army from a body of students, employees, and different members of institutions.
The bogey of Al-Jazeera Channel
Syrian Iranian committee was obviously upset with Al-Jazeera TV Channel support of the Syrian revolution against Assad regime. The proceeding talks about committee members assigning a space to investigate the process of coverage the channel follows to cover the revolution and the photographing techniques. The committee accuses the channel of magnifying the protests. The channel displays four vehicles or tanks and videotapes them from the front and the side and lengthen the photo so that it appears to the audience there are a big number of vehicles and that’s what the channel does in its coverage of protests.
Conceal in agents outside Syria
The Iranian team in the security working group demands concealing in agents in countries like England, Lebanon and Iraq to conduct pro-regime TV presentations and to spread the propaganda that Syria is targeted because the objective is to break down the pro-resistance country.
The document leaked to Zaman al-Wasl makes it clear the Syrian regime followed the plans proposed by the Iranian officials since the outbreak of the events. Hence, it explains the Iranian hegemony on security decision making process and planning oppressing operations and complete involvement of Iran in Syria. Iran went far as to send Basij forces and recruit personnel in Shia militias to fight in Syria beside the Syrian regime.
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