Security Committee
The Security Committee, also called the Daraa Military and Security Committee, was established in Southern Syria in 2018.
Background
[edit]The Bashar al-Assad regime, following the recapture of Southern Syria after the 2018 Southern Syria offensive, allowed former rebel groups to reconcile with it and operate autonomously in the region.[1] The committee, also known as the Daraa Military and Security Committee,[2] functioned as a representative of the Assad regime in the area and negotiated with the Central Committees.[3]
Russian forces in the region were initially perceived as neutral[4] and helped "broker" the reconciliation agreements in November 2021.[5]
Membership
[edit]Aside from Hossam Louka, who served as the head of the committee for a time, other members of the committee included Louay al-Ali, who was the head of the Military Intelligence Directorate in Daraa Governorate.[6]
Activities
[edit]The committee enforced a settlement for former opposition fighters in March 2020 in the city of Al-Sanamayn.[7]
The following year, the security committee reached settlement agreements in the city of Tafas.[8]
Heads
[edit]| Name | Date began | Date ended | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kifah Moulhem | July 2018 | ? | [9] |
| Qahtan Khalil | October 2019 | November 2019 | [10][11] |
| Hossam Louka | Late 2019 | November 2021 | [2][12] |
| Mufid Hassan | November 2021 | ? | [12][13] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Southern (dis)comfort Daraa's fragmented security points to Syria's decentralised future". Syria in Transition. September 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
- ^ a b Gregory Waters (8 December 2022). "The spider of Khanasir and the rising star of Syria's Hussam Luka". Middle East Institute. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
- ^ Joe Macaron (22 September 2021). "Southwestern Syria Tests US-Russia Cooperation". Arab Center Washington DC. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
- ^ Isaly, David (17 August 2022). "Against the odds". Now Lebanon. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
- ^ Amal Rantisi (10 November 2021). "A new map of control in Daraa following Russian-brokered agreement". Enab Baladi. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
- ^ Tom Rollins (26 January 2020). "Tensions in Syria's Daraa are getting out of hand". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
- ^ "New strategy to empty Daraa of opposition fighters". Enab Baladi. 21 March 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ^ "Establishment of military posts, handing over of weapons and inspection of houses Tafas tribes' elders and security committee reach new agreement". Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. 16 September 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ^ "Who's Who: Major-General Kifah al-Milhem". The Syrian Observer. 8 April 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
- ^ "Who's Who -- Major General Qahtan Khalil Appointed as New Director of Syrian Air Force Intelligence Amidst Controversy". Syrian Observer. 5 January 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
- ^ Walid Al-Nofal (27 July 2020). "Assassinations escalate in Daraa as 2nd anniversary of "reconciliation" nears". Syria Direct. Translated by Mateo Nelson. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
- ^ a b "Southern Syria without Russia? Oudeh Returns Amid Dar'a Shakeup". Center for Operational Analysis and Research. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
- ^ "New Chairman of the Security Committee in Daraa, Ending Luqa's Role". Enab Baladi. The Syrian Observer. 3 November 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2025.