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The Iraqi Intelligence Service (Arabic: جهاز المخابرات العامة العراقية, romanized: Jihaz Al-Mukhabarat Al-Eiraqii, lit. 'General Intelligence Directorate of Iraq') also known as the Mukhabarat, General Intelligence Directorate, or Party Intelligence, was an 8,000-man agency and the main state intelligence organization in Iraq under Saddam Hussein.
The Iraqi National Intelligence Service (INIS; Arabic: جهاز المخابرات الوطني العراقي, romanized: Jihāz al-Mukhābarāt al-Waṭanī al-ʻIrāqī) is a civilian intelligence agency whose constitutional duties is to collect intelligence, assess threats to national security, and advise the Iraqi government.
The Counter Terrorism Service (CTS; Arabic: جهاز مكافحة الارهاب) is an Iraqi security and intelligence agency tasked with counterterrorism. [2] The Service’s operational arm is called the Iraqi Special Operations Forces ( ISOF ; Arabic : قوات العمليات الخاصة العراقية ).
As a result of the attempted 1973 coup, Saddam Hussein sought a secret agreement with KGB head Yuri Andropov late that same year, leading to a close relationship that included intelligence exchange, Iraqi training in KGB and GRU schools, thorough DGS reorganization under KGB guidance, provision of surveillance and interrogation equipment, and Iraqi embassy support of Soviet agents in countries ...
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The General Security Directorate (GSD) (مديرية الامن العامة, Mudiriyat al-Amn al-Amma) was the intelligence agency of Iraq.Although details on its organisation were not made clear at the time, the General Security Directorate's designated mission was to "infiltrate and annihilate Iraq's tenacious insurgency".
The Iraqi Special Security Organization (SSO; Arabic: الأمن الخاص, Al-Amn al-Khas) was the most powerful Iraqi security agency under President Saddam Hussein and was responsible for personal security of high-ranking government officials and presidential facilities. [1]
Director of the Iraqi National Intelligence Service; In office April 2004 – August 2009: Preceded by: Position established: Succeeded by: Zuheir Fadel Abbas al-Ghirbawi: Personal details; Born April 4, 1938 (age 86) Mosul, Kingdom of Iraq: Military service; Allegiance: Branch/service: Iraqi Army: Years of service: 1955–1989: Rank: Brig. Gen ...