Tiger Forces
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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 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]
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