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'''Azerbaijani Special Forces''' or '''Tigers''' |
'''Azerbaijani Special Forces''' or '''Tigers''' ({{lang-az|Pələng Xüsusi Təyinatli Dəstə}}) is the special operations unit of the ]. In 2001, Azerbaijan created the special forces unit which was established with cooperation with ]. The training and organisation structure of the Tigers is similar to Turkish special forces, ] and ] Special Forces who have close training relationships with them. The first Tiger units were in ] following a joint training program with Turkey. | ||
==Roles and tasks== | ==Roles and tasks== |
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Tigers | |
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Active | 2001-Present |
Country | Azerbaijan |
Branch | Azerbaijani Army |
Type | Commando |
Azerbaijani Special Forces or Tigers (Template:Lang-az) is the special operations unit of the Azerbaijani Army. In 2001, Azerbaijan created the special forces unit which was established with cooperation with Turkish Navy. The training and organisation structure of the Tigers is similar to Turkish special forces, Su Altı Taarruz and American Special Forces who have close training relationships with them. The first Tiger units were in Ganja following a joint training program with Turkey.
Roles and tasks
The Tigers undertake a number of roles, with a degree of interaction and interoperability:
- Counter-terrorism
- Covert Reconnaissance
- Special reconnaissance
- Direct Action
- Close Protection
- Counter Revolutionary Warfare
- Infrastructure disruption
- Capture of subjects of interest
- Human intelligence (HUMINT) collection
- Defence Diplomacy
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References
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