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In this post,we will discuss the top 5 intelligence agencies in the world.

Introduction:

Intelligence agencies have a core value in the defence of a countries. They are the backbone of any countries security agencies. Agents are deployed in different countries and regions of the world.These agents keep an oye on the internal and external affairs of a country, gather useful informations and send them to their headquarters to take suitable action. Intelligence agencies are useful both in war and peace times. In war times, they collect informations about plans andstraegies of the enemy and in peace time they make sure to eradicate any components that could cause a danger to the peace.
Here are the top 5 Intelligence agencies of the world.


(1) Inter Services Intelligence (I.S.I):

Country: Pakistan
Founded on: 01 January 1948
Headquarters: Islamabad
I.S.I is the supreme intelligence agency of Pakistan. It keeps an eye on internal and ecternal affairs of Pakistan and ensure the sovereignity and integrity of Pakistan and its ideology. I.S.I works for all three armed forces (Army, Navy and Airforce) of Pakistan. Officers from all three amred forces are working in I.S.I. Civilians are also recruited in I.S.I through direct recruitment. Since its foundation, ISI has conducted many successful operations to make sure the national security of Pakistan.
Some of the successful operations of I.S.I are given below:
  • Afghanistan operation when Russia attacked Afghanistan.
  • Mission Abdul Qadeer Khan's return.
  • Second Afghanistan attack by americans and ISI support to eradicate Talibans.
  • Mission Zarbe Azab and Radd ul Fasad.

(2) Central Intelligence Agency (C.I.A):

Country: United States of America
Founded: 1947
Headquarters: Langley, Virginia, USA.
C.I.A is the prime intelligence agency of America. C.I.A has conducted multiple operations around the world. C.I.A has also collaborated with other intelligence agencies and conducted joint operations with I.S.I and Mi-6. Main purpose of C.I.A is to counter terrorism, cyber warfare and paramilitary operations.
Some of the successful operations of C.I.A are given below:
  • Acoustic Kitty.
  • Abu Omar Case.
  • Air Bridge Daniel Programme.
  • MS Alfhem.

(3)Ministry of State Security (MSS):

Country: China
Founded: 1983
Headquarters: Beijing, China.
MSS functions as China's intelligence, security and secret policy agency. A document from the US Department of Justice described the agency as being like a combination of  the Central Investigation Agency (C.I.A) and Federal Bureau of Investogation (F.B.I).

(4) MOSSAD:

Country: Israel
Founded: 1949
Headquarters: Tel Aviv, Israel.
MOSSAD is also known as the deadliest secret agency in the world. MOSSAD has played a key role in Israel security. Main purpose of MOSSAD is to conduct secret intelligence operations and counter terrorism.
Some of the successful operations of  MOSSAD are given below:
  • Operation Opera
  • Operation Moses
  • Operation Olympic Games
  • Operation Garibaldi

(5) Secret Intelligence Service (Mi-6):

Country: United Kingdom (UK)
Founded: 1909
Headquarters: London, England.
Mi-6 is also known as the oldest secret intelligence agency in the world.It has tasked mainly with the covert overseas collection and analysis of human intelligence in support of the UK's National security
Some of the successful operations of Mi-6 are given below:
  • World War-1
  • World War-2
  • Libyan Civil War
  • Cold War
  • Anti Terrorism Operations