General Intelligence Directorate

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[b][center][color=#006C35][size=170]General Intelligence Directorate[/size][/color][/center][/b]

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[b]Formed: [/b]1974
[tab=65]2001 (current form)[/tab]
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[b]Jurisdiction: [/b] Government of [nation]Sahuria[/nation]
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[b]Headquarters: [/b]al-Qaitabh, [nation]Sahuria[/nation]
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[b]Role: [/b]Foreign Intelligence, Domestic Intelligence, Signals Intelligence
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[b]Agency Executive: [/b]Sabri al-Hafiz
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[b]Parent Agency: [/b]Ministry of Interior
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The General Intelligence Directorate, generally referred to as the [i]"Mukhabarat"[/i], is the most important intelligence service of Sahuria and plays an important role in quelling internal dissent. It acts as both the foreign and domestic intelligence service, and handles signals intelligence as well. After the end of the Civil War in 2000, [nation]Afsharid_Persia[/nation] has thoroughly assisted the Islamic Republic in the creation of the General Intelligence Directorate, and the nation maintains a heavy influence on the agency.

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[b][size=120]Organization[/size][/b]

The General Intelligence Directorate is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Interior. It is divided into three branches:

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[*]Domestic Intelligence Branch
[*]Foreign Intelligence Branch
[*]Signals Intelligence Corps
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The domestic intelligence branch is responsible for the internal surveillance and security of the population, the foreign intelligence branch is responsible for foreign intelligence work, and the signals intelligence is responsible for monitoring and intercepting radio, radar, and other electronic signals. The General Intelligence Directorate is also presumed to have a cyber warfare branch.

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[b]Operations[/b]

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[*]2018: [url=https://www.nationstates.net/page=rmb/postid=30342817]No Operation Name[/url] - Provided targets for airstrikes across the Sahuri-Iraqi border
[*]2018: [url=https://www.nationstates.net/page=rmb/postid=29656494]Operation Final Stretch[/url] - Assisted the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in operations against Jaish al-Tahrir
[*]2017: [url=https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=929798]Operation Recovery[/url] - Assisted Special Forces with signals intelligence and reconnaissance
[*]2017: [url=https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=926252]No Operation Name[/url] - Provided targets for airstrikes of [nation]the_turkish-state[/nation] in Nesarbin
[*]2017: [url=https://www.nationstates.net/page=rmb/postid=28219601]Operation Negative Clearance[/url] - Assassination of Colonel al-Raeesi by an IED.
[*]2017: Operation Brotherhood - Arming of [nation]Radovonia[/nation]n Muslim rebels.
[*]2017: Operation Eroded Influence - Funding of the Liberal Party of [nation]The_Jordanian_State[/nation], discrediting of Ba'athist Party.
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[b]Sources:[/b]
[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Intelligence_Directorate_%28Syria%29]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Intelligence_Directorate_(Syria)[/url]


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