Hostage Rescue Force
Hostage Rescue Force is a tier one police tactical unit that is subordinate to the National Security Agency of the Ministry of Interior in Egypt. Among its missions are domestic counterterrorism, engaging heavily armed criminals, executive protection, high-risk law enforcement situations, hostage rescue, protection of government officials, serving high-risk arrest and search warrants, supporting crowd control operations, and tactical special operations.
Similar units from countries located near Egypt
- Unité Spéciale – Garde Nationale
- Special Intervention Detachment of the Algerian Gendarmerie Nationale
- Special Emergency Force of the Saudi Arabian Presidency of State Security
- Yamam