The ''Groupement tactique interarmes de Surobi'' (GTIA Surobi, "joint tactical group of Surobi"), also called Task Force Dragon,
is a battalion-sized unit of the French Army, based in
Surobi District, in Afghanistan. It operates in the framework of the
French forces in Afghanistan.
Organisation
GTIA Surobi comprises
* a command component
* a support component (engineers, artillery, cavalry)
* 3 armoured infantry sub-groups
From September 2010, the name "task force" is given up, and replaced by the name "battle-group".
The support unit provides fire support, engineering, communications, maintenance and medical support.
On 1 November 2009, command of the GTIA was transferred to the
Brigade La Fayette.
See also
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Groupement tactique interarmes de Kapisa
The ''Groupement tactique interarmes de Kapisa'' (GTIA Kapisa, "joint tactical group of Kapisa"), also called Task Force Korrigan, was a battalion-sized unit of the French Army, based in Kapisa Province, in Afghanistan. It operated in the fram ...
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Uzbin Valley ambush
French International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) troops were ambushed by Afghan Taliban insurgents, with heavy casualties, in the Uzbin Valley outside the village of Spēṟ Kunday of the Surobi District of Kabul province in eastern Af ...
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Operation Septentrion
References
Ad hoc units and formations of the French Army
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