Mukhabarat
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Mukhabarat is the former Iraqi intelligence and secret police agency that operated under Saddam Hussein’s regime, known for its extensive surveillance and repression.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mukhabarat canonical | 2 |
| Mukhabarat (intelligence services) | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
intelligence agency
ⓘ
secret police ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Iraqi Intelligence Service
ⓘ
Iraqi Intelligence Service ⓘ
surface form:
Iraqi Secret Service
Jihaz al-Mukhabarat al-‘Amma ⓘ
surface form:
Jihaz al-Mukhabarat al-Amma
|
| associatedWith |
Ba'athist Iraq
ⓘ
surface form:
Saddam Hussein government
|
| controlledBy | Ba'ath Party ⓘ |
| country | Iraq ⓘ |
| dissolved | after 2003 invasion of Iraq ⓘ |
| dissolvedBy | Coalition Provisional Authority ⓘ |
| employer | Government of Iraq ⓘ |
| function |
covert operations abroad
ⓘ
monitoring dissidents ⓘ spying on Iraqi expatriates ⓘ suppressing internal opposition ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Baghdad ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Iraq
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Iraq
|
| languageOfNativeName | Arabic ⓘ |
| loyalTo | Saddam Hussein ⓘ |
| notableFor |
extensive surveillance of Iraqi population
ⓘ
human rights abuses ⓘ repression of political opposition ⓘ use of torture ⓘ |
| operatedUnderRegimeOf | Saddam Hussein ⓘ |
| opposed |
political opponents of Ba'ath Party
ⓘ
suspected regime critics ⓘ |
| partOf | Iraqi security apparatus ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | Middle East ⓘ |
| role |
counterintelligence
ⓘ
domestic surveillance ⓘ foreign intelligence ⓘ political repression ⓘ regime security ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
human rights reports
ⓘ
post-2003 investigations into abuses ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Ba'athist Iraq
ⓘ
surface form:
Ba'athist Iraq era
|
| typeOfOrganization | state security service ⓘ |
| usedMethods |
detention without trial
ⓘ
informant networks ⓘ interrogation ⓘ surveillance ⓘ wiretapping ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mukhabarat (intelligence services)