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- noun The
secret police orintelligence forces in certain Arabic-speaking countries.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Syrians' enforcers are known as the "Mukhabarat," a catch-all term uttered only in hushed tones, which encompasses a multitude of agencies with responsibilities like "political security" or "internal security."
Life Among Syria's Not-So-Secret Police Jonathan G. Panter 2011
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"I'm actually going to start with the word Mukhabarat in the Arabic language, and it means security intelligence," he said at the beginning of his address.
CTV News RSS Feed 2009
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Second, there was not anything called Mukhabarat when I left Iraq. "
The Lede By ROBERT MACKEY 2010
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After the invasion of Iraq, the U.S. military did, however, discover a memo from the office of Saddam Hussein to his Mukhabarat intelligence organization, dated August 17, 2002.
The Longest War Peter L. Bergen 2011
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The letter asked the director of the Mukhabarat to be on the lookout for al-Qaeda associates who might have entered the country and to give the matter “extreme importance” and search “hotels, residential apartments and rented houses.”
The Longest War Peter L. Bergen 2011
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The largest recipient of U.S. foreign aid after Israel, Egypt was a key strategic ally, and its secret police force, the Mukhabarat, had a reputation for brutality.
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Senior members of Syria's intelligence forces—known broadly as the Mukhabarat, which includes military intelligence—are also drawn from these Assad loyalists.
Syria Protests Gain New Supporters Nour Malas 2011
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Hope is emerging even in the shadow of the Mukhabarat, the sort of hope that brings men and women to the streets to stare down gun barrels.
Life Among Syria's Not-So-Secret Police Jonathan G. Panter 2011
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The letter asked the director of the Mukhabarat to be on the lookout for al-Qaeda associates who might have entered the country and to give the matter “extreme importance” and search “hotels, residential apartments and rented houses.”
The Longest War Peter L. Bergen 2011
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After the invasion of Iraq, the U.S. military did, however, discover a memo from the office of Saddam Hussein to his Mukhabarat intelligence organization, dated August 17, 2002.
The Longest War Peter L. Bergen 2011
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