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Encyclopedia > Iraqi Intelligence Service

The Iraqi Intelligence Service (Jihaz Al-Mukhabarat Al-A'ma, also known as Mukhabarat, General Directorate of Intelligence, or Party Intelligence was the main state intelligence organization in Iraq under Saddam Hussein. The IIS was primarily concerned with international intelligence collection and analysis but also performed many activities inside Iraq. Saddam Hussein Saddām Hussein ʻAbd al-Majīd al-Tikrīt, sometimes spelled Husayn or Hussain; (Arabic صدام حسين عبد المجيد التكريتي; born April 28, 1937 ) was President of Iraq from 1979 until his removal and capture during the 2003 invasion of Iraq. ...


The most important section of the IIS was Directorate 4, the Secret Service. The Secret Service was tasked with infiltrating both foriegn and domestic goverments, unions, embassies, and opposition groups. The IIS often times worked closely with the Iraqi General Security Directorate (the Iraqi equivilent of the FBI) when conducting domestic activities. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is a Federal police force which is the principal investigative arm of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). ...


The IIS is alleged to be responsible for a number of assassinations and attempted assassinations abroad. These include the assassinations of Sheikh Talib al-Suhail al-Tamimi in Beirut (April 1994), Ayatollah Mehdi Al Hakim in Sudan (January 1988), and Dr Ayad Habashi in Rome (October 1986), as well as the nearly successful assassinations of President George W. Bush and the Emir of Kuwait. TĀLIB AL-SUHAIL AL-TAMĪMĪ leader of the Iraqi Banī Tamīm was assasinated by the Iraqi Intelligence Service in Beirut (April 1994). ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States and a former Governor of the State of Texas. ... This is an (incomplete) list of emirs of Kuwait: Sheikh Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah (????-1950) Sheikh Abd Allah al-Salim al-Sabah (1950-1965) Sheikh Sabah al-Salim al-Sabah (1965-1977) Sheikh Jabir al-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah (1977-present) See also: al-Sabah Categories: Incomplete lists...


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Iraqi Intelligence Service - IIS [Mukhabarat] - Iraqi Intelligence Agencies (1129 words)
It was also believed that several separate intelligence networks were incorporated within the department, and that Iraqi intelligence agents operated both at home and abroad in their mission to seek out and eliminate opponents of the Baghdad regime.
The Chief of the Iraqi intelligence service Rafa Daham El-Tikriti met with the PUK leader Celal Talabani.
The Chief of the Iraqi Intelligence service Rafa Daham El-Tikriti met with members of the PUK politburo and Celal Talabani in the city of Suleymaniye.
Iraqi Intelligence Service - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (196 words)
The Iraqi Intelligence Service (Jihaz Al-Mukhabarat Al-A'ma), also known as the Mukhabarat, General Directorate of Intelligence, or Party Intelligence, was the main state intelligence organization in Iraq under Saddam Hussein.
The Secret Service was tasked with infiltrating both foreign and domestic goverments, unions, embassies, and opposition groups.
The IIS often times worked closely with the Iraqi General Security Directorate (the Iraqi equivilent of the FBI) when conducting domestic activities.
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