Governmental overview | |
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Formed | January 2013 |
Preceding Governmental | |
Type | intelligence |
Jurisdiction | Federal Government of Somalia |
Headquarters | Mogadishu, Somalia |
The National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) is the national intelligence agency of the Federal Republic of Somalia.
Overview[]
NISA was officially established in January 2013 by the new Somali Federal Government in place of the defunct National Security Service (NSS).[1][2] It is part of a broader effort by the federal authorities to re-establish state institutions.[2]
Headquarted in Mogadishu, NISA is mandated with firming up on security.[1] It is assisted in this capacity by AMISOM.[2] According to the former Minister of State for the Presidency Abdulkadir Moallin Noor, the CIA also provided training to NISA officials during the latter agency's formative stages.[3]
Among other deployments, NISA agents have conducted security operations against Al-Shabaab elements in the capital.[4]
Notes[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Somalia Re-Opens its National Intelligence & Security Agency". 10 January 2013. http://www.waltainfo.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6968:somalia-re-opens-its-national-intelligence-a-security-agency&catid=70:international-news&Itemid=309. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "PRESS RELEASE: AU Special Representative reaffirms AMISOM's continued support to the Somali National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA)". African Union. http://www.newvision.co.ug/newvision_cms/newsimages/file/Janat/Press%20releases/AMISOM%20Press%20Release%2007-01-2013.pdf. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
- ↑ "CIA using secret Somalia facility, prison: report". 12 July 2011. http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iCxftvYlAlWhXpR95VIPbI40PyKA?docId=CNG.c8ba8f0624a66c8deceb6923cf3cb470.21. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
- ↑ "Somalia: Mogadishu security operation nets 27 Al Shabaab members". 30 August 2013. http://www.garoweonline.com/artman2/publish/Somalia_27/Somalia_Mogadishu_security_operation_nets_27_Al_Shabaab_members_printer.shtml. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
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The original article can be found at National Intelligence and Security Agency and the edit history here.