Just the mention of the word would send shivers down the spine of Syrians: "mukhabarat", or secret police.
Abuses by President Bashar al-Assad's feared security units were among the reasons Syrians took to the streets in March 2011, leading to an uprising that has become a civil war.
But now some of the rebels fighting Assad say they have set up a mukhabarat of their own to "protect the revolution", monitor sensitive military sites and gather military information to help rebels plan attacks against government forces.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/10/us-syria-crisis-mukhabarat-idUSBRE9090K420130110
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