Iraqi Falcons Intelligence Cell

The Iraqi Falcons or Iraqi Falcons Intelligence Cell (Arabic: Al Suquor) is a leading counter-terrorism unit with 5,000 law enforcement, intelligence officers and others in specialized intelligence capacities running undercover operations in Iraq to fight hostile groups like ISIS. They are most famous for operations involving Falcons' Captain Harith al-Sudani, in which Falcons units foiled about 30 car bombs attacks on Baghdad. The Falcons have been praised by US services for infiltrating IS cells, killing or arresting leaders and members, preventing attacks and destroying weapons. According to The New York Times, the Iraqi counter-terrorism intelligence unit "may be the most important organization on the front lines of the war on terrorism that almost no one has heard of". Officials stated the cell was to thanks for foiling hundreds of attacks on Baghdad, insuring the Capital its safest level in past 15 years.

Creation
In 2006, Mr. Basri, intelligence director, created a special unit with mission to target hostiles groups' leaderships. The unit was named Al Suquor, or The Falcons.

Anti Car-bombs operations
Falcons counter-terrorism operations involving Harith al-Sudani typically implied him to drive the explosives-loaded cars to Baghdad, letting the Falcons team dismantle the bomb, replacing it with relevant pyrotechnic devices, then dropping the car at the target point. There, other Falcons agents would act as victims, while photos and fake security briefs would be sent to news organisations to pretend a successful attack occurred. Captain al-Sudani would then be picked up by ISIS agents and get back to his infiltration mission.

Al-Sudani have been described as "[Iraq]’s most successful spy" while operating within the Falcons units.

Notable people

 * Abu Ali al Basri, the head of the Falcons
 * Commanding officer, Gen. Saad al-Falih
 * Captain Harith Al-Sudani (?–August 2017) – Iraqi Falcons' war hero, formerly infiltrated within ISIS car-bombs units.