Fortunately for him, his 120, 000-strong internal security force is bigger and better equipped than the regular army.

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After the Iran-Iraq war, the Basij returned to its role as an internal security force to enforce Islamic morality.

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Raymond Odierno, Charles Jacoby and Frank Helmick explained the goal: to return the country to Iraqis with an internal security force capable of protecting the country.

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Israel's attorney general said Wednesday that Shin Bet, the country's internal security force, can search a foreign traveler's e-mail, but only in exceptional cases in which "relevant suspicious signs" are observed.

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East Timor would have its own parliament, its own elections, its own political parties, its own judiciary, its own police force, control over its own internal security, cultural, social and educational policy.

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In a variation on the theme, Avigdor Kahalani, the minister for internal security, suggests that the army should first bomb Beirut's power plants and water supply, to force the authorities to rein in Hizbullah and thus allow Israel to withdraw safely from the southern zone.

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This is thought to involve training in internal security and counter-insurgency operations provided by elements drawn from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps - both the Quds Force and its ground forces.

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