It is not clear how many street-fighters Saddam can obtain from his five competing security forces (the 5,000-man Al Amn al-Khas Special Security Service, the 4,000-man, al-Mukhabarat al-Amma General Intelligence Directorate, the 5,000-man Al-Istikhbarat al-Askariyya Military Intelligence, the 5,000 man Al Amn al-Askariyya Military Security Service, and the 8,000-man Mudiriyat al-Amn al-Amma General Security Service) whose 25,000-30,000 men are distributed throughout Iraq.
Elles comptent 25.000 à 30.000 hommes répartis dans tout le pays. 5000 environ appartiennent aux forces spéciales (Al Amn al-Khas), 4000 au directoire des services de renseignement (al-Mukhabarat al-Amma), 5.000 aux services d'intelligence militaire (Al-Istikhbarat al-Askariyya), 5.000 aux services de sécurité militaire (Al Amn al-Askariyya), et 8.000 aux services de sécurité générale (Mudiriyat al-Amn al-Amma).