Special Intervention Regiment (Algeria)

The Special Intervention Regiment, le Régiment spécial d'intervention, in Arabic :, is a special forces regiment belonging to the Algerian Republican Guard based in Khemisti in the Tipaza Province.

History

The Special Intervention Regiment was created in May 2015, by the former chief of staff of the Algerian army Ahmed Gaid Salah in person with the commander of the Republican Guard, the major general Ahmed Mouley Melliani.
Furthermore, it is the armed wing of the Republican Guard and the RSI is also a parachute unit since these operators are trained at the Special Troops Superior School in Biskra.

Missions

The RSI has a various mission panel with the hostage rescue to the offensive action in mountain or in the desert, for example.
The missions of the RSI are:

Counter-terrorism and hostage rescue
Anti-guerilla warfare
The neutralization of dangerous criminals or terrorists in urban, forest or desert areas.
Close protection and escort of Very Important Persons and military personalities
Recovery and protection of strategic areas

Organization

The RSI is composed of several specialized companies with several specialized groups:

The intervention company
The protection company
The support company
The recognition company
The canine group
The demining groups

Training

The RSI's members are trained to the ESTS in Biskra for the parachuting part and for the desertic fight. Then they are trained at the commando instruction center in Boghar in the Medea province where the training is devoted to field exercises, anti-guerilla combat, shooting, survival in hostile areas, and commando or specialized actions.
The RSI operators also have at their disposal the buildings and training buildings of the ICC and the 104th RMO for urban combat and for the hostage rescue drill in urban areas.
The RSI has training buildings in the headquarters in Khemisti.
In addition to this, the RSI's members regularly take part in internal exchanges with paratroopers of the Algerian army as well as with Algerian special forces.