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71st Special Battalion or 71st Counter Terrorism Battalion or as known today Special Unit II is a Jordanian
The battalion is thought to have participated in several operations.
In 1977, they participated in ending a hotel siege in Amman.
In 2006, following
Special Forces
Special forces and special operations forces (SOF) are military units trained to conduct special operations. NATO has defined special operations as "military activities conducted by specially designated, organized, selected, trained and equip ...
battalion
A battalion is a military unit, typically consisting of 300 to 1,200 soldiers commanded by a lieutenant colonel, and subdivided into a number of companies (usually each commanded by a major or a captain). In some countries, battalions are ...
that specializes in combating terrorism. Established in 1973, it is today known as being one of the best trained special forces units in the Middle East.
Operations
The battalion is thought to have participated in several operations.
In 1977, they participated in ending a hotel siege in Amman.
In 2006, following 2005 Amman Bombings
The 2005 Amman bombings were a series of coordinated suicide bomb attacks on three hotel lobbies in Amman, Jordan, on 9 November 2005. The explosions at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, the Radisson SAS Hotel, and the Days Inn started at around 20:50 l ...
, the battalion collaborated with the Jordanian intelligence agents in several operations which included the capture of Ziad Khalaf Raja al-Karbouly
Ziad Khalaf al-Karbouly ( ar, زياد خلف الكربولي; 1970 - died 4 February 2015), a native of Al-Qa'im, was an Islamist former Iraqi officer and the son of an Iraqi tribal sheikh of the Al-Karabla clan of the Dulaim.
Arrest and tria ...
in Iraq
Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq ...
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In 2013, Crown prince Hussein participated in a training session with the 71st battalion members.
On 22 June 2014, responding to the threat of