Falcons Intelligence Cell

The Falcons Intelligence Cell of Iraq (FIC) (Arabic: خلية الصقور الاستخبارية) is a military intelligence unit with law-enforcement officers, intelligence officers, and others in specialized intelligence capacities. The Falcons Intelligence Cell has been dubbed "the most dangerous spy network" in Iraq and is trained by the CIA and the MI6, and have carried out hundreds of successful operations against militants, rivaling other Iraqi intelligence services in Iraq in terms of scope and prowess.

Falcons Intelligence Cell
خلية الصقور الاستخبارية
Common nameFalcons
Agency overview
Formed8 February 2006 (2006-02-08)
EmployeesClassified
Jurisdictional structure
National agencyIraq
Operations jurisdictionIraq
Operational structure
Agency executive
  • Major General Hamid Sahi, Chief of Military Intelligence

Officials stated that the Falcons are responsible for foiling hundreds of attacks on important cities in Iraq during the War in Iraq (2013-2017)

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