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The Al Jahra Force was a Kuwaiti military shock troop striking force requested by then, Kuwaiti Defense Minister, Saad Al-Salim Al-Sabah under war operation order 3967 and formed by Major General Mubarak Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and his deputy Brigadier General Saleh Mohammed Al-Sabah; subsequently being tasked to its respective combat commanders on October 15, 1973, after the outbreak of the Yom Kippur War.〔(), List of Arab contributions by country; Kuwait Defense Minsiter, His Highness Sheikh Saad Al-Salim Al-Sabah visiting Egyptian front in 1972 and issues war operation order 3967 to enact Al-Jahra Force〕 The force, consisting of more than 3,000 men, was organized into a tank battalion, an infantry battalion, two companies of artillery, an anti-aircraft company and a company of the Kuwait 25th Commando Brigade.〔(), Kuwaiti Ministry of Defense,(Section Arabic Read الجيش الكويتي)〕 It also included medical, engineering and signal units. The brigade remained active until the end of September 1974, and then returned to Kuwait after a farewell ceremony in Damascus. The force was equipped with Vickers tanks, Ferret armoured car,and Alvis Saracen. The Artillery Units had Mk F3 155mm self-propelled guns for the first company while the second company had 120 mm mortars. The Anti-tank units had Carl Gustav recoilless rifle. The anti-aircraft company was equipped with triple barrel anti-aircraft guns 20 mm. ==See also== * Chief of the General Staff (Kuwait) * Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah * Military of Kuwait * Kuwait-Iraq 1973 Sanita border skirmish * Gulf War * United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission (April 1991- October 2003) * Kuwait–Iraq barrier 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Al Jahra Force」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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