Since the 1970s, Syrian embassies were not merely diplomatic missions representing the state abroad. They were transformed into secret security cells operating under diplomatic cover, run by intelligence officers specializing in assassinations, kidnappings, and bombings.
These embassies were an extension of the regime's repressive arm, targeting all opponents wherever they were, in flagrant violation of international law and the principles of national sovereignty of host states.
The Engineering of Terror: From Diplomacy to Eliminations
This network was overseen by Colonel Nadim Omran and Lieutenant Colonel Ahmed Abboud, who later headed the office of Hafez al-Assad and then Bashar al-Assad. The two were tasked with tasks including:
- Gathering information on dissidents and exiles.
- Monitoring political and cultural activities opposed to the regime.
- Storing weapons and explosives inside embassies.
- Carrying out targeted assassinations of intellectual and political figures.
These operations extended to Europe, the Gulf, and the Middle East, via embassies in France, Germany, Britain, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and elsewhere, transforming "Syrian diplomacy" into a transnational intelligence network that recognizes neither geography nor sovereignty.
An official document reveals the truth
In a memorandum issued by the Director of the General Intelligence Directorate on September 19, 2005, under number 144, it was revealed that shipments of weapons and toxins were sent to embassies during the Muslim Brotherhood events of 1979. The shipment included:
- Pistols and machine guns.
- Silencers and magnetic bombs.
- Explosives and toxins.
Despite warnings that "the presence of these materials in embassies poses a threat to the reputation of the Syrian leadership," the reality revealed that these weapons were used in systematic offensive, not defensive, operations, as part of an organized campaign to eliminate opponents.
Zaman Al Wasl
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