Internal Security Forces
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| Internal Security Forces Forces de sécurité intérieure قوى الأمن الداخلي al-Mudiriyya al-'aamma li-Qiwa al-Amn al-Dakhili | |
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| Abbreviation | ISF |
| Motto | Security for the Nation and Civilians |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1860 |
| Employees | 40,000+ |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Lebanon |
| General nature | |
| Specialist jurisdiction |
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| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Beirut |
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| Website | |
| isf.gov.lb | |
The Internal Security Forces (Arabic: المديرية العامة لقوى الأمن الداخلي, romanized: al-Mudiriyya al-'aamma li-Qiwa al-Amn al-Dakhili; French: Forces de Sécurité Intérieure; abbreviated ISF) are the gendarmerie and the national police of Lebanon.
Modern police were established in Lebanon in 1861, with the creation of a gendarmerie force.[1] In April 2005, Ashraf Rifi became head of the ISF, replacing Ali Al Hajj.[2] Rifi then started to recruit younger members to become part of Lebanese Intelligence. His term ended in April 2013, and he was replaced by Roger Salem,[3] and Ibrahim Basbouss subsequently. On March 8, 2017, the Lebanese Cabinet appointed Imad Othman as the ISF director general. He took command the following day.[4]
The number of ISF personnel reached 30,000 by 2000 and grew to over 40,000 by 2013. The ISF National Day in Lebanon is on the 9th of June.[5]
Missions
[edit]Their missions include :
- Maintaining public order.[6]
- Highway patrol.[7]
- Counter-terrorism.[8]
Organization
[edit]The ISF organization includes:[9]
- The Ministry of the interior
- Inspector-General
- Directorate General of Internal Security Forces
- Staff
- Territorial Gendarmerie
- Mobile Gendarmerie
- Judicial Police
- Central Administration
- Beirut Police
- ISF Institute
- Social Services
- Commander of the Security of Embassies and Public Administration
Elite Forces
[edit]Three Special Forces Teams operate in the ISF.
- Special Operations Group-Judicial Police.
It consists of SWAT unit and BRI unit. - Strike Force - Information Department.
- Black Panthers - Mobile Forces
Directors
[edit]List of General Directors of ISF:[10]
- Imad Othman, Major-General, ISF General Director from 2017
- Ibrahim Basbous, Major-General, ISF General Director from 2013 to 2017
- Ashraf Rifi, Major-General, ISF General Director from 2005 to 2013
- Ali Al Hajj, Major-General, ISF General Director from 2004 to 2005
- Marouan Zein, Major-General, ISF General Director from 2001 to 2004
- Abed El Karim Ibrahim, Major-General, ISF General Director from 1998 to 2001
- Rafic El Hassan, Major-General, ISF General Director from 1993 to 1998
- Mohammad Salim Kobrosly, Major-General, ISF General Director from 1990 to 1993
- Omar Makhzoumi, Major-General, ISF General Director from 1987 to 1990
- Osman Osman, Major-General, ISF General Director from 1983 to 1987
- Hicham El Chaar, Civilian, ISF General Director from 1982 to 1983
- Ahmad El Hajj, Major-General (Army), ISF General Director from 1977 to 1982
- Hicham El Chaar, Civilian, ISF General Director from 1971 to 1977
- Mahmoud Hafez, Civilian, ISF General Director from 1970 to 1971
- Mahmoud El Banna, Civilian, ISF General Director from 1964 to 1970
- Jamil El Hosami, Leader (Army), ISF General Director from 1962 to 1964
- Nureddine Rifai, Leader, ISF General Director from 1959 to 1962
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Historical overview". Interior Security Forces (Lebanon). Archived from the original on 2010-09-23. Retrieved 26 June 2007.
- ^ "Lebanese security chiefs replaced". BBC. 28 April 2005. Retrieved 26 June 2007.
- ^ "Rifi hands over police helm to Salem". The Daily Star. 30 March 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- ^ "Machnouk oversees Internal Security Forces director-general handover". The Daily Star Newspaper - Lebanon. 2017-03-09. Archived from the original on 2017-04-28. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
- ^ "قوى الأمن الداخلي تحتفل بعيدها الخمسين بعد المئة | الموقع الرسمي للجيش اللبناني". www.lebarmy.gov.lb. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
- ^ "The EU helps the Internal Security Forces to strengthen the rule of law in Lebanon [archive]". Enpi-info.eu. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ^ "Nouveaux radars : Plus de 67.000 contraventions pour excès de vitesse en deux mois - B.B." Lecommercedulevant.com. 7 January 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ^ "GIGN: Visite d'une délégation de sécurité française au Liban". Gendarmerier.interieur.gouv.fr. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-01-03. Retrieved 2013-07-12.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Lebanese Internal Security - about". Isf.gov.lb. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
