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.

Related Topics:
Iraq - Saddam Hussein

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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.

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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.

Related Topics:
Talib al-Suhail al-Tamimi - George W. Bush - Emir of Kuwait

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