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The Koopssus (Indonesian: Komando Operasi Khusus, Special Operations Command), is a special forces unit of the Indonesian National Armed Forces with counter-terrorism duties. [1]
The Kopassus (Indonesian: Komando Pasukan Khusus, Special Forces Command) is an Indonesian Army (TNI-AD) special forces group that conducts special operations missions for the Indonesian government, such as direct action, unconventional warfare, sabotage, counter-insurgency, counter-terrorism, intelligence gathering and special reconnaissance (SR).
The Kopasgat (Indonesian: Komando Pasukan Gerak Cepat, Quick Reaction Forces Command [1]) is the air force infantry and special forces corps of the Indonesian Air Force.The corps is also known as the Orange Berets (Baret Jingga in Indonesian) from the colour of their service headgear.
Kopassus (a portmanteau of Komando Pasukan Khusus or "Special Forces Command") is an Indonesian Army (TNI-AD) special forces group that conducts special operations missions for the Indonesian government, such as direct action, unconventional warfare, sabotage, counter-insurgency, counter-terrorism, intelligence gathering and Special ...
Ken Conboy, Kopassus: Inside Indonesia's Special Forces, Equinox Publishing, Jakarta/Singapore, 2003 - mentions many Indonesian battalions in his history of the special forces from the 1950s to the present. Kostrad order of battle 1999, listing infantry battalions among other units
In contrast to its name ("Reserve"), Kostrad is the main warfare combat unit of the Indonesian Army. While Kopassus is the elite-special forces of the Indonesian Army, Kostrad as "Komando Utama Operasi" or "Principal Operational Command" still maintains as the first-line combat formation of the Indonesian National Armed Forces along with the ...
Detachment 88 was formed after the 2002 Bali bombings [9] and became operational in 2003. [10] The name of the organization is a result of a senior Indonesian police official mishearing "ATA" in a briefing on the Diplomatic Security Service's Antiterrorism Assistance Program as "88".
Team Mawar is a small unit within the Kopassus Group IV, part of the Indonesian Army. KOPASSUS has expanded to five Groups, with Group IV specifically handling intelligence operations along with the KOPASSUS Joint Intelligence Unit [SGI]. [25] This team is the alleged mastermind behind the pro-democracy activists kidnappings.