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| Saudi Emergency Force receive counter-terrorism and anti-piracy training | ||
| 2011-03-26 | ||
| Saudi Arabia's Special Emergency Force [SEF] has conducted counter-terrorism and anti-piracy military training, which aims to deter Al Qaeda terrorist operations and maritime piracy. The training focused upon methods of regaining control of hijacked airplanes or oil tankers, in military exercises dubbed "Sawlet al-Haq" [the Attack of Truth], which were attended by Deputy Interior Minister Prince Mohammad Bin Naif. This is the fourth time that the SEF has carried out anti-terrorism and anti-piracy training operations. The SEF leadership described the training operation as being "tactical [military] exercises" to raise the combat capabilities of the SEF troops. The SEF is a counter-terrorism Special Forces unit of the Saudi Arabian General Security force and has played a prominent role in counter-terrorist operations in Saudi Arabia, particularly since the Riyadh Compound Bombings on 12 May 2003. One of the SEF missions in Saudi Arabia is to oversee the transfer of prisoners to court. The SEF leadership consider "attempts to free prisoners and enable them to escape" to be a possibility and something that must be trained for, particularly as thousands of Saudi citizens have been implicated in Al Qaeda operations since 2003. The SEF leadership also said that their troops are prepared and ready to deal with any maritime piracy in Saudi Arabian territorial waters. The SEF troops trained how to deal with pirates, particularly if they were equipped with RPG weaponry, and how to regain control of the tanker and free hostages. SEF troops also received training in methods of regaining control of a hijacked airplane, particularly as there has been a long history of terrorists hijacking airplanes since 1947. SEF troops are well-trained in coping in different physical environments, and SEF troops demonstrated their skills in dealing with poisonous snakes, scorpions, and even crocodiles, in front of Deputy Interior Minister Prince Mohammad Bin Naif and senior Interior Ministry figures.
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| Posted by:Pappy |
| #3 If crocs are like gators, ya give'em a toothbrush. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2011-03-26 19:13 |
| #2 "deals with any injustice" citing its deployment during the Hajj pilgrimage Royal Kaaba Anti-Trampling Brigade (RKTB) no doubt. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2011-03-26 13:44 |
| #1 "...and lemme tell ya, if any poisonous snakes, scorpions, and even crocodiles attack us, they are in DEEP shwarma!", said General al-Qahtani. Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2011-03-26 13:25 |