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The Special Troops Superior School is a military school belonging to the Algerian Land Forces. It was created from the Commandos Training Centre (CIC) created in 1963 in Skikda. After that, in 1971, this centre was transferred to Biskra at the gateway to the desert to become the Airborne Troops Training Centre (CFTA). Only specialised units and ...
Nevertheless, 2015 was also the year of the reorganization of the security services, as well as the armed forces, as the GIS was disbanded and the 116th Operational Maneuvers Regiment (116th RMO) was created to replace the GIS for the Algerian army's special operations.
It trains all the parachute commandos of the Algerian army as well as the commandos of other army units coming from the infantry, but also some gendarmes, and especially all the members of the Algerian special forces. Indeed, all Algerian special forces operators are also trained at the commandos' training centre as well as at the ESTS in Biskra.
The armed forces comprise: Algerian Land Forces (270,000 in 2012), operating T-90S tanks, and other vehicles, as well as Iskander-E ballistic missiles, BMPT Terminator and BMPT-62. Their standard-issue rifle is a Chinese variant of the AK-47/AKM.
Members of the National Communications department (DTN) of MALG. The DRS was formed as the Ministère de l'Armement et des Liaisons générales (MALG) during the Algerian War for independence, under the direction by Abdelhafid Boussouf, whose role was to lead both the national and international networks of the Front de libération nationale (FLN).
The SSIs are part of the elite units of the Algerian security forces, and the latter are directly trained in the DSI, which is none other than the equivalent of the GIGN in Algeria. [ 1 ] To join the SSI, one must be a confirmed gendarme with a few years of service to his credit to be able to access the selection process which takes place at ...
Mohamed Kaisi was found in the water by the Moroccan security forces after the incident, he told local media. A funeral was held for Kaisi, whose body was found by a local fisherman the next day.
The Special Intervention Group (French: Groupe d'Intervention Spécial, GIS) is a tier one special forces unit created in Algeria [1] [2] in 1987, [3] initially with 400 members. History [ edit ]