What is National Intelligence and Security Service?
{{wikify|date = January 2022}}{{Infobox government agency | name = The National Intelligence and Security Service | seal = National Intelligence And Security Service Seal.svg | formed = 2013 | jurisdiction = Government of Ethiopia | chief1_name = Temesgen Tiruneh | parent_department = Ministry of Peace | website = {{URL|niss.gov.et}} }} '''The National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS)''' (Amharic: ብሔራዊ መረጃና ደህንነት አገልግሎት) is part of the government of [[Ethiopia]]. It is an [[intelligence agency]]. It finds information and gives it to other parts of the government. It looks for information that affects the ''whole country''. It is a federal agency, part of the main government. That means it must works with state-level agencies, the '''Ethiopian National Defense Forces''', and the '''Federal Police Commision'''. It began in 2013. It is part of the [[Ministry of Peace]]. == Jurisdiction == The National Intelligence and Security Service has nine departments. It runs checkpoints at [[airport]]s, like the Transportation Security Administration does in the [[United States]]. It is similar to the [[United States Department of Homeland Security]] and the [[Central Intelligence Agency]]. It also catches [[terrorist]]s.<ref name=NBE>{{cite web|url=https://newbusinessethiopia.com/tag/niss/|publisher=New Business Ethiopia|accessdate=January 6, 2022|title=Ethiopia foils terrorists’ attack on UAE embassy|date=February 3, 2021}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Intelligence agencies]] [[Category:Law enforcement in Ethiopia]] [[Category:Government of Ethiopia]]