Tiger Forces

Tiger Forces
Qawat Al-Nimr (فوات النمر)
Active 2013–preesnt
Allegiance Syria Syrian Arab Republic
Branch Syrian Army
Type light infantry
Role Offensive operations
Size Division
Engagements

Syrian Civil War

Commanders
Current
commander

Maj. Gen. Suheil Al Hassan

Col. Shady Isma’el (Cheetah Forces Brigade commander)[1]
Col. Lu’ayy Sleitan (Cheetah Forces Brigade commander)[1]

Tiger Forces or Qawat Al-Nimr (Arabic: فوات النمر‎) is a special forces unit of the Syrian Arab Army which functiones primarily as an offensive unit in the Syrian Civil War. It has been described as a "hot commodity for any government offensive", but their relatively small numbers make it difficult to deploy them to multiple fronts at once.[2]

After successful operations in Latakia and Hama, Colonel Suheil Al Hassan was tasked a special project by the Syrian Armed Forces Central Command in the fall of 2013—to train and lead a Special Forces unit that would work primarily as an offensive unit. Colonel Hassan handpicked many of the soldiers that would later form the Tiger Forces.[3] On 25 December 2015, Suheil Al Hassan was promoted to Major General after refusing to be Brigadier General last year.[2]

The Tiger Forces have a special operations brigade called the "Cheetah Forces".[1] Subunits of the Cheetah Forces Brigade includes Team 3 and Team 6. Team 6 were the first soldiers that ended the 35 month long Siege of Kuweires Military Airbase,[4][5] while Team 3 along with Suqur al-Sahara completed the East Aleppo ISIS encirclement.[6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Leith Fadel (19 October 2015). "Cheetah Forces Capture 30km of Territory from ISIS in East Aleppo: Kuweires Airport Within Sight". Al-Masdar News. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  2. 1 2 Leith Fadel (10 November 2015). "Exclusive: Tiger Forces to Redeploy to Northern Hama". Al-Masdar News. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  3. ↑ Leith Fadel (26 February 2015). "Who is Colonel Suheil Al-Hassan of the Tiger Forces?". Al-Masdar News. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  4. ↑ Chris Tomson (11 November 2015). "Syrian Army and Hezbollah Advance in Southern and Eastern Aleppo – Latest Map Update". Al-Masdar News. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  5. ↑ Leith Fadel (10 November 2015). "Cheetah Forces Lift the Three Year Long Siege of the Kuweires Military Airbase". Al-Masdar News. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  6. ↑ Leith Fadel (20 February 2016). "Tiger Forces complete the east Aleppo encirclement: 800+ ISIS fighters trapped". Al-Masdar News. Retrieved 20 February 2016.

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