Iraqi National Security Service

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Iraqi National Security Service
جهاز الأمن الوطني العراقي
Agency overview
FormedApril 2004
Jurisdiction Prime Minister’s Office
Headquarters Green Zone, Baghdad
EmployeesClassified
Agency executive
  • Abdel Karim Abdel Fadel (Caretaker)
Parent agencyIndependent
Website http://www.nss.gov.iq

The Iraqi National Security Service (NSS) is an Iraqi security and intelligence agency directly subordinate to the prime minister of Iraq who is the commander-in-chief of the Iraqi Armed Forces, in accordance with Article 1 of the Iraqi National Security Law of 2021. [1] [2]

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Function

The NSS maintains national security and combats terrorism and organised crime. It upholds public order and safeguards the national interests of the society. It cooperates with other national agencies and ministries and conducts research programs pertinent to national security. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "قانون جهاز الأمن الوطني العراقي" (PDF). iq.parliament.iq (in Arabic). مجلس النواب العراقي. 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-12-18. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
  2. ↑ "عن الجهاز". nss.gov.iq. Archived from the original on 2023-06-09. Retrieved 2023-07-19.
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