Mukhabarat
, 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
Iraq
- Iraqi Intelligence Service, under Saddam Hussein
- Directorate of General Military Intelligence, under Saddam Hussein
- Iraqi National Intelligence Service, since 2004
Jordan
Libya
Palestine
Saudi Arabia
Sudan
Syria
Ba'athist era
- National Security Bureau
- Political Security Directorate
- Military Intelligence Directorate (Syria)
- Air Force Intelligence Directorate
- General Intelligence Directorate (Syria)
- Presidential Intelligence Committee