Structure Iraqi Intelligence Service

1 structure

1.1 political bureau
1.2 special bureau
1.3 administration bureau

structure

iis broken number of bureaus, oversaw individual directorates. following list gives directorates divided bureau, , brief description of directorate:

political bureau

directorate 4 – secret service


located inside headquarters of iis, directorate 4 s activities took place in both iraq , abroad, agents infiltrated within iraqi government departments, ba ath party, associations, unions , organizations, iraqi embassies , opposition parties. in addition, secret service received information al hadi project. directorate included number of offices responsible collection of information specific country or region. these offices included areas southeast asia, turkey, iran, america (north , south), europe, arab states, africa , former soviet union. directorate 4 worked in coordination directorates 3, 5, 9, 12, 14 , 18. last director of directorate 4 bg mohammed yasin al shammari mosul.


directorate 8 – technical affairs


located in headquarters of iss, directorate 8 responsible fingerprinting of iis employees , development of materials needed covert offensive operations. these included weapons, explosives , poisons. directorate 8 assembled cameras, communications equipment , employed many engineers , scientists advanced degrees. last director of directorate 8 dr mohammed al-masri, of egyptian origin.


directorate 9 – secret operations


one of important directorates within iis. directorate 9 s work outside iraq in coordination directorates 5, 12, 14 , 18, focusing on operations of sabotage , assassination. last director of directorate 9 mg abdul hameed khalaf al-bayati, bg hussain abdul khaliq ad-douri, dour assistant director.


directorate 12 – electronic surveillance


responsible planting, monitoring, , analyzing video , audio surveillance devices within iis. partially responsible forging of currency.


directorate 17 – national security institute


responsible training of iis officers. located in jihad district (possibly @ abu ghraib in western suburbs of baghdad), contained full living quarters , supermarket. high-school graduates undertook three-year course, , college graduates 18-month course prior entering intelligence service junior officers.


planning office


responsible collecting , analyzing information around world, including open sources such radio, satellite tv, , newspapers.


propaganda office


responsible conducting psychological warfare operations, including dissemination of false information.

special bureau

directorate 5 – counter-intelligence


responsible detection , neutralization of foreign intelligence agents, particular focus on syrian infiltrators. directorate 5 works in conjunction directorates 3, 4, 14 , 18. undated sources name bg sadoon ali al-tikriti, auja director of directorate 5, , ltc ahmed lahij ad-dulaimi assistant director.


directorate 6 – mukhabarat security


responsible conduct of officers , other members of iss. directorate 6 responsible issuing of papers, passports, , marriage sanctions iss employees. last director of directorate 6 mg abdul hameed yasin al-ghurairi, col ibrahim al-`aani assistant.


directorate 7 – al haakimiya


the primary interrogation center of iss al haakimiya, located opposite passport office on 52nd street.


directorate 19 – personnel supervision


responsible surveillance of iis employees.


directorate 22 – protection


responsible personal protection of senior iis officials , visiting dignitaries.


office 16


uncertain designation. conducted training of agents clandestine operations abroad.


brigade of mukhabarat


rapid intervention force of iis, armed light , semi-heavy weapons.

administration bureau

directorate 2 – administration


responsible administrative affairs. directorate 2 divided number of subdivisions:




payments , gifts
land , housing
audit
security
registry
word processing , typing
public enquiries


directorate 10 – legal directorate


charged iis legal matters. represents iis on joint committees other government departments , ministries. contained court iis prisoners tried. last director of directorate 10 bg kamel qurtasi al-jenabi, col saadoun mohammed al-mashhadani assistant director.


directorate 11 – accounts


located in headquarters complex. responsible financial affairs, , salaries of directorates except directorate 1.


directorate 13 – medical


located in headquarters complex. responsible medical examinations of new recruits , medical care members of iis.


directorate 15 – vehicles


responsible vehicles of iis , maintenance.


directorate 16 – physical plant


responsible maintenance, repair, , cleaning of iis buildings.


directorate 20 – printing


responsible printing leaflets, books, , forged documents (including passports).


directorate 27 – engineering , construction


responsible construction of iis buildings , housing senior officers.


directorate 1 – private office

the office of director of mukhabarat situated in own building @ main entrance of mukhabarat complex in mansour district of baghdad. instructions , directives flowed office, , director s meetings senior staff took place here. last director of mukhabarat rafi dahham al tikriti, former director of fourth directorate of mukhabarat , former iraqi ambassador in turkey. assumed present position on july 1, 1997. director june 30, 1997 mani abd rashid al tikriti. manager of director s office col. `aayed al douri (abu tayseer), dour, , director s secretary capt. muthana al tikriti (nephew of mani abd rashid).

subdivisions of d1:

the secretariat audit security salaries electronic equipment reception , appointments internal , external co-ordination

directorate 3 – surveillance


situated in national security institute in jihad district of baghdad, directorate 3 divided 3 subdivisions: mobile surveillance (close pursuit of targets vehicles); foot surveillance; , stationary surveillance (surveillance of fixed premises such kiosk or shop). last known director directorate 3 bg mohammed ad-douri (abu nihad), dour, , last known assistant director ltc subhi ibrahim al-jibouri, baiji/al siniya.


directorate 14 – special operations


one of largest , important directorates within iis, directorate 14 responsible secret , sensitive operations undertaken outside of iraq. directorate 14 responsible training of officers operations of nature. last known director directorate 14 bg nouri ad-douri (abu ibrahim) jadriya.


directorate 18 – iran


responsible mujahideen khalq organisation (mko). directorate 18 issues orders , tasks mko operations in iraq, iran, , other countries. last known director directorate 18 bg ihsan al-timmimi (syed ihsan), col ali bilal hussein ad-dulaimi assistant director.


directorate 21 – residency


responsible monitoring residence permits of foreigners , arabs in iraq. directorate 21 headquartered in karradeh district of baghdad.


directorate 23 – southern district


headquartered in basra, directorate 23 responsible positions , operations in south of iraq. charged following political events , infiltrating countries neighboring southern iraq.


directorate 24 – northern district


headquartered in mosul office in kirkuk, directorate 24 responsible operations in northern iraq. responsible infiltrating opposition groups in northern iraq.


directorate 25 – western district


headquartered in ramadi, directorate 24 responsible operations , recruitment of agents in syria , jordan. responsible gun-running , smuggling across border, , coordinating opposition parties. last known director of directorate 25 bg jamal amr al-rawi rawa


directorate 26 – eastern district


headquartered in karbala, directorate 26 responsible operations in karbala governorate.


directorate 28 – security of mio


directorate 28 responsible security of military industrialization organization facilities. established after defection of hussein kamel al-majid in august 1995.




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