Iraqi Intelligence Service
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The Iraqi Intelligence Service was the main intelligence and secret police agency of Saddam Hussein’s regime, responsible for internal repression, surveillance, and foreign espionage in Iraq.
Aliases (2)
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
intelligence agency
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secret police organization → |
| accusedOf |
extrajudicial killings
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forced disappearances → human rights abuses → politically motivated arrests → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Iraqi Intelligence Service (IIS)
→
Jihaz al-Mukhabarat al-‘Amma → Mukhabarat → |
| country |
Iraq
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| dissolvedBy |
Coalition Provisional Authority
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| dissolvedFollowing |
2003 invasion of Iraq
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| headquartersLocation |
Baghdad
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| ideology |
Ba'athism
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| languageOfName |
Arabic
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| loyalTo |
Ba'ath Party (Iraq)
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Saddam Hussein → |
| notableActivity |
coordination with other Iraqi security services
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foreign espionage in neighboring countries → monitoring political opposition → operations against Iraqi exiles → suppression of dissent → surveillance of ethnic and religious minorities → |
| operatedUnderRegimeOf |
Saddam Hussein
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| operationalPeriod |
Saddam Hussein era
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| opposed |
Iraqi opposition movements
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Kurdish political groups → Shi'a Islamist movements → |
| partOf |
Iraqi security apparatus
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| primaryFunction |
counterintelligence
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domestic intelligence → espionage abroad → foreign intelligence → political repression → surveillance of Iraqi population → |
| regionOfOperation |
Middle East
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| replacedBy |
Iraqi National Intelligence Service
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| status |
defunct
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| subjectOf |
human rights reports
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| supervisedBy |
Office of the President of Iraq
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| timePeriod |
early 21st century
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late 20th century → |
| usedMethods |
assassination operations abroad
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detention → infiltration of opposition groups → interrogation → surveillance → torture → |
Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Iraqi Intelligence Service
("Iraqi Intelligence Service (IIS)")
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alsoKnownAs |
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Al-Anfal campaign
("Iraqi intelligence services")
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securityForcesInvolved |
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Saddam Hussein
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securityOrganizationControlled |