Quwwat an-Nimr
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Tiger powers |
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| Lineup | 2013 |
| Country |
 Syria
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| Armed forces |
 Syrian army
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| Type | Special unit for offensive operations |
| Butcher | Syrian civil war |
| commander | |
| Important commanders |
Brigadier General Suhail al-Hasan |
The special unit known as the Tiger Forces Quwwat an-Nimr ( Arabic قوات النمر Quwwāt an-Nimr ) are a division of the Syrian armed forces , which is primarily used to carry out offensives in the Syrian civil war .
They have been described as "an important force in any government offensive," even if the relatively small number of troops barely enables the unit to be deployed on multiple fronts at the same time.
After several successful operations in the governorates of Latakia and Hama , the then Colonel Suhail al-Hasan was given command of a special unit of the Syrian army in autumn 2013 . Colonel al-Hasan chose many of the later soldiers himself. Compared to the Syrian army, the unit is considered to be well equipped, so this unit has modern Russian T-90 main battle tanks .
The Quwwat an-Nimr have a special brigade called the "Cheetah Unit". Sub-groups of the "cheetah unit" ended the 35-month siege of the Kuweyres air base east of Aleppo.
According to a study by the Global Public Policy Institute (GPPI) published in February 2019, the Quwwat an-Nimr units are responsible for over 300 poison gas attacks on civilians.
Individual evidence
- ^ Yossef Bodansky: The Russian Deployment in Syria and Iraq Makes Its Presence Felt. Retrieved July 26, 2016 .
- ↑ a b c Leith Fadel: Cheetah Forces Capture 30km of Territory from ISIS in East Aleppo: Kuweires Airport Within Sight. Al-Masdar News, October 19, 2015, accessed February 18, 2016 .
- ↑ Leith Fadel: Exclusive: Tiger Forces to Redeploy to Northern Hama. Al-Masdar News, November 10, 2015, accessed February 12, 2016 .
- ↑ Leith Fadel: Who is Colonel Suheil Al-Hassan of the Tiger Forces? Al-Masdar News, February 26, 2015, accessed February 12, 2016 .
- ^ Gernot Kramper, AFP: Assad is about to win in East Aleppo. For a long time Aleppo was considered the center of the uprising against Assad. The rebels are now huddled together in a small area. Now the Assad troops captured a decisive bastion of the insurgents. In: Stern.de. November 27, 2016, accessed February 12, 2018 .
- ↑ Chris Tomson: Syrian Army and Hezbollah Advance in Southern and Eastern Aleppo - Latest Map Update. Al-Masdar News, November 11, 2015, accessed February 18, 2016 .
- ↑ Leith Fadel: Cheetah Forces Lift the Three Year Long Siege of the Kuweires Military Airbase. Al-Masdar News, November 10, 2015, accessed February 18, 2016 .
- ↑ A war against one's own people