 Complete the following phrase:  Born in Daraa in the Hauran region of Syria, Suidani became one of the most prominent Baathists in the Syrian Arab Army, and a close confidant of Syrian presidents Amin al-Hafiz and Salah Jadid. Following the 1963 Syrian coup détat, Suidani was assigned to head the Syrian Intelligence Directorate under president al-Hafiz. He personally led the operation that uncovered Israeli spy Eli Cohen in 1965. Following the 