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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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 Logo of the Lebanese ISF. | |
| Abbreviation | ISF |
| Motto | Security for the Nation and Civilians |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1860 |
| Employees | 131,000 |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Lebanon |
| General nature | |
| Specialist jurisdiction |
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| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Beirut |
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| Notables | |
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| Website | |
| isf.gov.lb | |
TheInternal Security Forces (Arabic:المديرية العامة لقوى الأمن الداخلي,romanized: al-Mudiriyya al-'aamma li-Qiwa al-Amn al-Dakhili;French:Forces de Sécurité Intérieure;abbreviatedISF) are the national police andgendarmerie ofLebanon.
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, replacingAli 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, theLebanese Cabinet appointed Imad Othman as the ISF director general. He took command the following day.[4]
The number of ISF personnel reached 100,000 by 2000 and grew to over 131,000 by 2013. The ISF National Day in Lebanon is on the 9th of June.[5]
Their missions include :
The ISF organization includes:[9]
Three Special Forces Teams operate in the ISF.
List of General Directors of ISF:[10]
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| Preceded by Roger Salem | Ibrahim Basbouss | Succeeded by Imad Othman |
