{"id":131492,"date":"2025-10-27T19:47:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T19:47:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=131492"},"modified":"2025-10-27T19:47:20","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T19:47:20","slug":"syrian-security-forces-detain-former-major-general-in-latakia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/131492\/","title":{"rendered":"Syrian security forces detain former Major General in Latakia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) <\/strong>\u2013 Syrian internal security forces announced on Monday the arrest of Naif Saleh Dirgham, a former major general and ex-military prosecutor, in Latakia. The detention follows what authorities described as \u201ccareful monitoring and continuous surveillance,\u201d according to a statement released by the Syrian Ministry of Interior on its official Telegram channel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dirgham, originally from the village of al-Shamiya in northern Latakia countryside, is accused of committing \u201cserious violations against civilians\u201d during his tenure in high-ranking security and judicial positions, the ministry statement added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brigadier General Abdulaziz al-Ahmad, head of Latakia\u2019s internal security, told North Press that Dirgham was \u201camong the individuals who held sensitive positions within state institutions,\u201d overseeing military and field courts handling state security cases during the period of his service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The arrest reflects the ongoing efforts of Syrian internal security forces to investigate alleged past abuses within military and judicial institutions. 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