Mukhabarat el-Jamahiriya
Mukhabarat el-Jamahiriya (Arabic: مخابرات الجماهيرية) [1] (Intelligence of the Jamahiriya) was the national intelligence service of Libya under Muammar Gaddafi. During the Libyan Civil War, agency director Abuzed Omar Dorda was captured by anti-Gaddafi forces, the agency ceased to exist when the Jamahiriya was toppled in August 2011.
| Mukhabarat el-Jamahiriya | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Dissolved | 2011 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Libya |
| Headquarters | Tripoli, Libya |
| Agency executive |
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| Parent agency | Independent |
Successor
The Intelligence Community under Interim Government:
- External Security Service
- Internal Security Service
- General Directorate of Military Intelligence
References
- Simons, Geoffrey (2003). Libya and the West: from independence to Lockerbie. United Kingdom: I. B. Tauris. p. 106. ISBN 1-86064-988-2. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
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