The Iraqi National Security Council (INSC) ( ar, مجلس الأمن الوطني العراقي) was the body in charge of coordinating

Iraq Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq ...

national security National security, or national defence, is the security and defence of a sovereign state, including its citizens, economy, and institutions, which is regarded as a duty of government. Originally conceived as protection against military atta ...

intelligence Intelligence has been defined in many ways: the capacity for abstraction, logic, understanding, self-awareness, learning, emotional knowledge, reasoning, planning, creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving. More generally, it can b ...

and

foreign policy A State (polity), state's foreign policy or external policy (as opposed to internal or domestic policy) is its objectives and activities in relation to its interactions with other states, unions, and other political entities, whether bilaterall ...

strategy. It was established in 2004.

Council powers

* Consideration of policies on the security and integrity of the Union, including draft legislation to ensure the achievement of the National Security Strategy. * Directing the various state agencies to develop their strategies in the interest of national security. * Establish the necessary mechanisms and procedures for coordination between the various state agencies to achieve national security. * Work to strengthen the capacity of the state agencies in the face of crises and disasters and ensure the proper management in case of occurrence. * Supervising the preparation of the strategic plan for national security and its adoption in order to ensure and achieve effective response to threats to national security. * Supervise the development of a unified information base on the sources of threats, risks and challenges that can face the state. * To give an opinion on the draft conventions and treaties relating to national security before issuing them. * Proposing the declaration of martial law and general mobilization.

Membership

The INSC was chaired by the

Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani Mohammed Shia' Sabbar al-Sudani ( ar, محمد شياع السوداني) is an Iraqi politician who is serving as the Prime Minister of Iraq since 27 October 2022. He was the Human Rights Minister of Iraq in the Council of Ministers of Prime M ...

(who is also

Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is not ...

References

External links

Official Site
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