Kuwait National Guard

Kuwait National Guard
Kuwait National Guard
الحرس الوطني الكويتي
	Kuwait National Guard
Active	1967
Country	Kuwait
Type	Paramilitary; Gendarmerie; Reserve army; Border guard
Role	Expeditionary warfare; Special operations ; Special Reconnaissance; Counter-Terrorism; Border control
Size	Approx. 70,000 personnel
Part of	Kuwait Armed Forces
Garrison/HQ	Kuwait
Nickname(s)	His Highness Elite
Motto(s)	الله والوطن والامير ; God, Country & The Emir
Colors	Green & Yellow
Anniversaries	National and Liberation Day (25 and 26 February)
Engagements	1973 Samita border skirmish; Yom Kippur War; Iran–Iraq War; Gulf War Invasion of Kuwait; Operation Desert Storm; ; Operation Southern Watch; 1994 October Crisis; Operation Desert Fox; War on Terror Iraq War; ; Yemeni Civil War (2014–present) Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen; ;
Commanders
His Highness National Guard Commander	Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah

The Kuwait National Guard (KNG) (Arabic: الحرس الوطني الكويتي) is an independent combat institution tasked mainly with the defense of the country and its territories. The National Guard traces its heritage directly to the cavalrymen and infantrymen that defended Kuwait's three mounted defensive walls. Since its inception, the Kuwait National Guard under the guidance of the respective leadership; executed, participated in, and supported carrying out all conflicts in which the Kuwait Armed Forces have engaged since 1967.

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