National Intelligence and Security Agency
| Hay'ada Sirdoonka iyo Nabadsugida Qaranka وكالة المخابرات والأمن الوطنية | |
Seal of the National Intelligence and Security Agency | |
| Intelligence agency and Security agency overview | |
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| Formed | 10 January 2013 |
| Preceding Intelligence agency and Security agency |
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| Jurisdiction | Somalia |
| Headquarters | Mogadishu, Somalia |
| Employees | Classified |
| Annual budget | Classified |
| Minister responsible | |
| Intelligence agency and Security agency executive |
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| Parent department | Ministry of Internal Security (Somalia) |
The National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) (Somali: Hay'ada Sirdoonka iyo Nabadsugida Qaranka, Arabic: وكالة المخابرات والأمن الوطنية, HSNQ) is the national intelligence agency and security agency of the Federal Republic of Somalia. It is headquartered in Mogadishu. The NISA is also closely intertwined with the Somali Armed Forces and regularly cooperates with them.
The agency was established in January 2013 by the new Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) in place of the defunct National Security Service (NSS).
The agency is assisted by the African Union Mission in Somalia. According to the former Minister of State for the Presidency Abdulkadir Moallin Noor, the U.S.Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) also provided training to NISA officials during the latter agency's formative stages.
NISA personnel have conducted counterintelligence, counterterrorism, and internal security operations against Al-Shabaab elements in the capital.