Hisham Ikhtiyar
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Major-General Hisham Bakhtiar (born 1941) (also known as Hisham Ahmad al-Bkhtiyar, Hisham al-Bkhtiyar, Hisham al Bkhtiyar, Hisham al Bkhteyar, Hisham Bkhteyar, Hisham Bakhtiyar, Hisham Bchtijar, and Hisham Bakhtiar) is a Syria
n military official, and a national security adviser to president Bashar al-Assad
. He was director of the Syrian GID intelligence agency from 2001 to 2005, and has been the director of the Ba'ath Party Regional Command National Security Bureau (NSB).
In 2006, the United States Treasury Department announced that American citizens and organizations were forbidden from engaging in any transactions with Ikhtiyar, for "significantly contributing to the Syrian Government's support for designated terrorist organizations,", and in 2007, Ikhtiyar was included on a list of Syrians forbidden to enter American territory. Gen Ikhtiar was reportedly charged with quelling the initial pro-democracy protests in Deraa. The brutal crackdown launched by the security services in the southern city helped trigger the recent nationwide unrest. In May 2011, the US treasury department imposed sanctions on the National Security Bureau, saying it had directed Syrian security forces to use extreme force against demonstrators. He's a part of Assad's inner circle.
Syria
Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
n military official, and a national security adviser to president Bashar al-Assad
Bashar al-Assad
Bashar al-Assad is the President of Syria and Regional Secretary of the Ba'ath Party. His father Hafez al-Assad ruled Syria for 29 years until his death in 2000. Al-Assad was elected in 2000, re-elected in 2007, unopposed each time.- Early Life :...
. He was director of the Syrian GID intelligence agency from 2001 to 2005, and has been the director of the Ba'ath Party Regional Command National Security Bureau (NSB).
In 2006, the United States Treasury Department announced that American citizens and organizations were forbidden from engaging in any transactions with Ikhtiyar, for "significantly contributing to the Syrian Government's support for designated terrorist organizations,", and in 2007, Ikhtiyar was included on a list of Syrians forbidden to enter American territory. Gen Ikhtiar was reportedly charged with quelling the initial pro-democracy protests in Deraa. The brutal crackdown launched by the security services in the southern city helped trigger the recent nationwide unrest. In May 2011, the US treasury department imposed sanctions on the National Security Bureau, saying it had directed Syrian security forces to use extreme force against demonstrators. He's a part of Assad's inner circle.