Intelligence Protection Organization of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army
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Intelligence Protection Organization of Islamic Republic of Iran Army (Persian: سازمان حفاظت اطلاعات ارتش جمهوری اسلامی ایران), acronymed SAHEFAJA (Persian: ساحفاجا),[1] is a military intelligence agency with a mission to perform counterespionage measures inside the army in order to prevent, discover and neutralize possible subversions, sabotages and coup d'etats. It has an independent command hierarchy from the army.[2]
See also
edit- List of counterintelligence organizations
- Second Bureau of Imperial Iranian Army – the agency's predecessor
- Intelligence Protection Organization of Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution – similar agency
References
edit- ^ "اسم هاي مخفف در نيروهاي مسلح" (in Persian). Parsine. 6 January 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- ^ "قانون ارتش جمهوری اسلامی ایران" (in Persian). Majlis Research Center. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
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