Saudi Emergency Force
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| Saudi Special Emergency Force | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1972-now |
| Country |  Saudi Arabia |
| Patron | Presidency of State Security |
TheSpecial Emergency Force(Arabic:قوات الطوارئ الخاصةQūwāt aṭ-Ṭawāriʾ as-Suʿūdīyah) The S.E.F (Saudi Emergency Force) is aspecial operationscounter-terrorismunit of thePresidency of State Security.Similar units include theFBIHostage Rescue Teamand theFrenchGIGN.The SEF was established in 1972; its main job was to control riots and demonstration alongside assisting other police forces in combating drug trafficking and criminals. After theGrand Mosque seizurein 1979 and the ineffectiveness of theSaudi Arabian National Guardin the Saudi decision of hostages, its role was strengthened. Since 1995, with the first terrorist attacks on Saudi soil inOlaya, Riyadh,and then in 1996 inAl Khobar,the center shifted to combating terrorism, and accordingly it retrained and reprogrammed its forces.
Now there are 13 centers, controlling 35,000 men, around theKingdomto combat terrorism.[1]
Notes and references[edit]
- ^(in English)"Remnants of al-Qaeda in Saudi Arabia: Current Assessment"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2008-07-05.,Saudi National Security Assessment Project (SNSAP), 3 novembre 2006.
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