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Facilities
Special Security Service - SSS
[Al Amn al-Khas]

• Amn Al-Khass is headquartered on Palestine Street in Baghdad.
• The primary Amn Al-Khass facility is a much larger building, a multi-story office block near the Rashid Hotel behind the Palace of Meetings.
• The Special Branch and its Security Office, along with the Audit Office and an SSS Prison, are located in Hai Al Tashriya district across the street from the Director General's Office
• The Brigade of Amn Al-Khass is located near Baghdad Clock
• The Protection Office and the Public Opinion Office are located at the Agricultural Circle near the Council of Ministers building
• The Al Hayat Building houses the Administration Branch, and the Communications Office
• Security Institute is located in the Hai Al Amil of the Officers' District
• SSS Gun Club is Located near Al Masba
• Al Ranighwania prison complex is located Saddam's large farm and palace about 26 km south of Baghdad near Saddam International Airport
• A small offices in located in Basra
• A small offices in located in Mosul

Sources and Methods

• The Structure of the Amn Al Khass or Special Security Organisation (SSO)
• "Inside Iraq's security network - Parts One and Two" Sean Boyne JANE'S INTELLIGENCE REVIEW Volume 9, numbers 7 & 8, July and August 1997