The Information Department (Arabic: شعبة المعلومات), commonly known as the Information Branch (Arabic: فرع المعلومات) or the Information (Arabic: المعلومات), is the intelligence unit of the Internal Security Forces Directorate (Arabic: المديرية العامة لقوى الأمن الداخلي). It is mainly tasked with gathering, processing, and analyzing national and military intelligence, counterintelligence,[1][2][3] counterterrorism,[4][5][6][7] criminal investigation,[8][9][10][11][12][13] and espionage.
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | August 6, 1993 |
| Headquarters | Beirut, Lebanon |
| Employees | Classified |
| Annual budget | Classified |
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| Parent department | Internal Security Forces Directorate |
| Website | https://isf.gov.lb/en/article/183/ |
Acting as a counterweight to the Intelligence Directorate of the Lebanese Armed Forces (Arabic: مديرية المخابرات في الجيش اللبناني), it was extensively trained and supplied by the United States, France, and Germany. Having undergone training in the Alps, its Strike Force (Arabic: القوة الضاربة) is equipped with advanced firearms and devices.[14]
Recognized as one of the most powerful intelligence agencies in the Middle East,[15] its executives and officers have been subject to targeted assassinations and assassination attempts.[16]