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Chief of the General Staff (Syria)
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The Chief of the General Staff of the Army and Armed Forces (Arabic: رئيس هيئة الأركان العامة للجيش والقوات المسلحة, romanized: Rayiys hayyat al'arkan aleamat liljaysh walquaat almusalaha) is the professional head of the Syrian Armed Forces and the Syrian Army. The Chief of the General Staff is appointed by the President of Syria, who is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces.
On 16 July 2025, the Israeli Air Force bombed the entrance to the General Staff headquarters in Damascus, amid the July 2025 southern Syrian clashes.[1]
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