After the Iran-Iraq war, the Basij returned to its role as an internal security force to enforce Islamic morality.

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Raymond Odierno, Charles Jacoby and Frank Helmick explained the goal: to return the country to Iraqis with an internal security force capable of protecting the country.

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Israel's attorney general said Wednesday that Shin Bet, the country's internal security force, can search a foreign traveler's e-mail, but only in exceptional cases in which "relevant suspicious signs" are observed.

CNN: Israeli security allowed to seek check of tourists' e-mail

East Timor would have its own parliament, its own elections, its own political parties, its own judiciary, its own police force, control over its own internal security, cultural, social and educational policy.

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