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Mukhabarat (other)
(), is the Arabic term for intelligence, as used by an intelligence agency. In most of the Middle East, the term is colloquially used for secret police agents who spy on civilians. Organizations using the name include: Egypt * General Intelligence Service (Egypt) (Gihaz al-Mukhabarat al-Amma) * Military Intelligence and Reconnaissance (Egypt) (Idarat El Mukhabarat El Ḥarbiya Wel Istitlaʾ) Iraq * Iraqi Intelligence Service (Jihaz al-Mukhabarat al-Amma), under Saddam Hussein * Directorate of General Military Intelligence (Mudiriyyat al-mukhābarāt al-'Askariyya al-'Amma), under Saddam Hussein * Iraqi National Intelligence Service (INIS) (Jihaz al-Mukhabarat al-Watanii al-Eiraqii), since 2004 Jordan * General Intelligence Department (Jordan) (Dairat al-Mukhabarat al-Ammah) Libya * Mukhabarat el-Jamahiriya, Intelligence of the Jamahiriya (Mukhabarat el-Jamahiriya), under Muammar Gaddafi Palestine * General Intelligence Service (Palestine) (jihaz al-mukhābarāt al-ʻĀmmah) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Intelligence Agency
An intelligence agency is a government agency responsible for the collection, Intelligence analysis, analysis, and exploitation of information in support of law enforcement, national security, military, public safety, and foreign policy objectives. Means of information gathering are both overt and covert and may include espionage, signals intelligence, communication interception, cryptanalysis, cooperation with other institutions, and evaluation of public sources. The assembly and propagation of this information is known as intelligence analysis or intelligence assessment. Objectives Intelligence agencies can provide the following services for their national governments. * Give early warning of impending crisis; * Serve national and international crisis management by helping to discern the intentions of current or potential opponents; * Inform national defense planning and military operations, known as military intelligence; * Protect sensitive information secrets, both ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |