The Information Department (Arabic: شعبة المعلومات), commonly known as the Information Branch (Arabic: فرع المعلومات) or the Information (Arabic: المعلومات), is the intelligence unit of the Internal Security Forces Directorate (Arabic: المديرية العامة لقوى الأمن الداخلي).
It is mainly tasked with gathering, processing, and analyzing national and military intelligence, counterintelligence,[1][2][3] counterterrorism,[4][5][6][7] criminal investigation,[8][9][10][11][12][13] and espionage.
Acting as a counterweight to the Intelligence Directorate of the Lebanese Armed Forces (Arabic: مديرية المخابرات في القوات المسلحة اللبنانية), it was extensively trained and supplied by the United States, France, and Germany.
Having undergone training in the Alps, its Strike Force (Arabic: القوة الضاربة) is equipped with advanced firearms and devices.
[14] Recognized as one of the most powerful intelligence agencies in the Middle East,[15] its executives and officers have been subject to targeted assassinations and assassination attempts.