It is responsible for the personal and immediate protection of the President of the Algerian Republic and his family.

In December 1994, four armed GIA terrorists masquerading as DGSPP agents boarded Air France Flight 8969 to hijack it.

Since 2015, the Directorate General of Security and Presidential Protection (DGSPP) has been attached to the Algerian Republican Guard by decision of the President of the Republic.

[1] The DGSPP is made up of seasoned members of the Special Intervention Group (GIS), which is considered an elite response and protection unit.

DGSPP has : The main weapons in staffing in the service are: For close protection teams: For Tactical Response and Support Units: Among the vehicles used, some are equipped with a jamming system and others are armoured.