Kuwait 25th Commando Brigade

Kuwait 25th Commando Brigade
Kuwait 25th Commando Brigade
Active	1960
Country	Kuwait 1961–present
Branch	Kuwait Army
Type	Special operations force
Role	Primary Tasks: ; • false flag operations ; • sabotage ; • covert operations ; • conventional warfare ; • Direct Action ; • Special reconnaissance ; • Counter-terrorism ; • Foreign internal defense ; • Unconventional Warfare ; Other Roles: ; • Hostage rescue ; • Personnel recovery ; • Humanitarian missions; • black operations
Size	1350-3000
Part of	Kuwait Army
Garrison/HQ	Kuwait
Nickname(s)	His Highness Commando
Motto(s)	الله والوطن والامير God, Country & The Emir
Anniversaries	National and Liberation Day (25 and 26 February)
Engagements	Operation Vantage (1961); Six-Day War (1967); War of Attrition (1967–1970); 1973 Samita border skirmish; 1973 October War Egyptian & Syrian Fronts; State of Kuwait Embassy Protection (1975–90); Invasion of Kuwait (1990); Operation Desert Storm (1990–91); Operation Southern Watch (1992–03); 1994 October Crisis; Operation Desert Strike (1996); Operation Desert Fox (1998); Global War on Terrorism (2001–present) Iraq War (2003–11); War in Afghanistan (2014-2021); Yemeni civil war (2015-present); Somali Civil War (2017-present); Syrian civil war (2011-present); Second Libyan Civil War (2014-19); ; Russo-Ukrainian War (advisors);
Decorations	Military awards and decorations

The Kuwait 25th Commando Brigade of the Kuwait Army, commonly known as the 25th Commando, is one of Kuwait's various principal Commando brigades. The 25th Commando operates at the disposition of the respective commander who reports to the respective leadership of the Military of Kuwait; executing, participating, supporting, and carrying all conflicts in which the Military of Kuwait engaged since inception in 1960. The 25th Commando executes general operations in support of the Military of Kuwait.

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