Internal Security Forces

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Internal Security Forces Forces de sécurité intérieure قوى الأمن الداخلي al-Mudiriyya al-'aamma li-Qiwa al-Amn al-Dakhili
Lebanese internal security forces logo
Flag of the Internal Security Forces
Abbreviation	ISF
Motto	Security for the Nation and Civilians
Agency overview
Formed	1860
Employees	40,000+
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Lebanon
General nature	Gendarmerie
Specialist jurisdiction	Paramilitary law enforcement, counter insurgency, and riot control.
Operational structure
Headquarters	Beirut
Agency executives	Major General Imad Osman, Commander Brigadier General Naim Chammas, Chief of Staff
Notables
People	Cpt. Wissam Eid  † Brig. Gen. Wissam al-Hassan  †
Website
isf.gov.lb

The Internal Security Forces Directorate (Arabic: المديرية العامة لقوى الأمن الداخلي, romanized: al-Mudiriyya al-'aamma li-Qiwa al-Amn al-Dakhili; French: Forces de Sécurité Intérieure; abbreviated ISF) is the national police and security force of Lebanon.

Modern police were established in Lebanon in 1861, with creation of the Gendarmerie.^[1] In April 2005, Ashraf Rifi became head of the ISF, replacing Ali Hajj.^[2] Rifi then started to recruit younger members to become part of Lebanese Intelligence. His term ended in April 2013, and he was replaced by Roger Salem,^[3] and Ibrahim Basbouss subsequently. On March 8, 2017, the Lebanese Cabinet appointed Imad Othman director-general of the ISF. He took command the following day.^[4]

The number of personnel reached 30,000 people by 2000 and has grown to over 40,000 by 2013. The ISF National Day in Lebanon is on the 9th of June.^[5]