Rafiq Shahadah | |
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Director of Military Intelligence Directorate | |
In office July 2012 – March 2015 | |
Preceded by | Abdel-Fatah Qudsiyeh |
Succeeded by | Mohamed Mahala |
Personal details | |
Born | 1956 (age 67–68) Jableh, Latakia Governorate, Syria |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Syria |
Branch/service | Syrian Army |
Years of service | 1977–2018 |
Rank | Major general |
Battles/wars | Syrian civil war |
Rafiq Shahadah ( Arabic: رفيق شحادة, born 1956) is a retired Syrian Army major general. He was head of the Military Intelligence Directorate and the chief of staff of the Syrian Army's operations in Eastern Syria. [1]
Shahadah was born in Jableh, Latakia Governorate, in 1956. [2]
Shahadah was an adviser to President Bashar Al-Assad on strategic questions and military intelligence. At the initial phase of Syrian war Shahadah was serving as a security official in Homs. [3] During his tenure Marie Colvin, a war correspondent, was killed in an attack in February 2012 which was confirmed by Shahadah who stated "Marie Colvin was a dog and now she’s dead. Let the Americans help her now." [3]
Shahadah was appointed chief of the Military Intelligence Directorate in July 2012, replacing Abdul Fatah Qudsiya, who then became the deputy director of the National Security Bureau. [4] [5]
In 2015, Shahadah was dismissed from his role as director of Military Intelligence Directorate, following a dispute with Lt. General Rustum Ghazaleh. [6] After him, Mohamed Mahala was appointed to the post. [7] Until 1 January 2018, Shahadah was head of the Military Security Committee in Deir Ezzor. [8] In July 2020, Shahadah was named as the head of the military office at the Syrian Presidency. [9]
On 24 August 2011, the European Union sanctioned Shahada and stated that he was the head of military intelligence's branch 293 which is charged with internal affairs in Damascus. [10] [11] The EU accused him of being "directly involved in repression and violence against the civilian population." [12] The same day, the Treasury of the United Kingdom also froze his assets. [13] The Swiss government sanctioned him the following month based on the reasons given by the EU. [14] Canada banned him from the country in October 2011. [15]
Rafiq Shahadah | |
---|---|
Director of Military Intelligence Directorate | |
In office July 2012 – March 2015 | |
Preceded by | Abdel-Fatah Qudsiyeh |
Succeeded by | Mohamed Mahala |
Personal details | |
Born | 1956 (age 67–68) Jableh, Latakia Governorate, Syria |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Syria |
Branch/service | Syrian Army |
Years of service | 1977–2018 |
Rank | Major general |
Battles/wars | Syrian civil war |
Rafiq Shahadah ( Arabic: رفيق شحادة, born 1956) is a retired Syrian Army major general. He was head of the Military Intelligence Directorate and the chief of staff of the Syrian Army's operations in Eastern Syria. [1]
Shahadah was born in Jableh, Latakia Governorate, in 1956. [2]
Shahadah was an adviser to President Bashar Al-Assad on strategic questions and military intelligence. At the initial phase of Syrian war Shahadah was serving as a security official in Homs. [3] During his tenure Marie Colvin, a war correspondent, was killed in an attack in February 2012 which was confirmed by Shahadah who stated "Marie Colvin was a dog and now she’s dead. Let the Americans help her now." [3]
Shahadah was appointed chief of the Military Intelligence Directorate in July 2012, replacing Abdul Fatah Qudsiya, who then became the deputy director of the National Security Bureau. [4] [5]
In 2015, Shahadah was dismissed from his role as director of Military Intelligence Directorate, following a dispute with Lt. General Rustum Ghazaleh. [6] After him, Mohamed Mahala was appointed to the post. [7] Until 1 January 2018, Shahadah was head of the Military Security Committee in Deir Ezzor. [8] In July 2020, Shahadah was named as the head of the military office at the Syrian Presidency. [9]
On 24 August 2011, the European Union sanctioned Shahada and stated that he was the head of military intelligence's branch 293 which is charged with internal affairs in Damascus. [10] [11] The EU accused him of being "directly involved in repression and violence against the civilian population." [12] The same day, the Treasury of the United Kingdom also froze his assets. [13] The Swiss government sanctioned him the following month based on the reasons given by the EU. [14] Canada banned him from the country in October 2011. [15]