Security organization of Saddam Hussein/Related Articles

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Iraq [r]: Country in the Middle East which has borders with Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Iran, Jordan and Turkey. ^[e]
Saddam Hussein [r]: (1937–2006) Deposed and executed ruler of Iraq. ^[e]
Counterintelligence [r]: Countermeasures to foreign intelligence organizations collecting intelligence against one's own side. ^[e]
Executive protection [r]: Add brief definition or description

Himayah [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Special Protection [r]: Also known as Amn al-Khas, the 24-hour personal bodyguards of Saddam Hussein ^[e]
- Special Guard [r]: Extremely trusted personal staff of Saddam Hussein, who were responsible for potentially lethal logistical services such as food and laundry; also known as Haras al-Khas ^[e]
Directorate of Security Affairs (Iraq) [r]: Add brief definition or description
Special Security Organization [r]: Add brief definition or description
Special Republican Guard [r]: A well-armed military force that stayed in the Baghdad area, principally to protect Saddam Hussein against coups by the Army, but was part of a final defense against invasion, as in the Iraq War; was also involved in security of weapons of mass destruction ^[e]
Republican Guard [r]: Add brief definition or description

Schutzstaffel [r]: A Nazi German organization, the "SS". technically part of the National Socialist German Workers' Party but in many respects a "state within a state", its functions intermingled with government offices in a manner characteristic of Adolf Hitler's desire to keep final control. While it is best known for its security and genocidal operations, it also had major economic and regular military roles, a far growth from its original role as Hitler's personal bodyguard ^[e]