According to Reuters , US intelligence operatives from the National Security Agency ( NSA ) helped the United Arab Emirates National Electronic Security Authority ( NESA ) engage in surveillance of terrorists , other governments , militants , human rights activists , and dissidents in a collaborative project called Project Raven . The project helped break up an ISIS network within the Emirates as well as assess if other attacks were imminent after the ISIS inspired Murder of Ibolya Ryan in Abu Dhabi . According to Lori Stroud , one of the former NSA intelligence analysts , Americans were also targeted for surveillance
Murder of Ibolya Ryan
Murder of Ibolya Ryan
United Arab Emirates–United States relations