SSG (SPECIAL SERVICE GROUP)

Tier 1 SOF

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Asia

OVERVIEW

MANUFACTURERPakistan Army

YEAR INTRODUCED1956

UNITS IN SERVICE—

UNITS PRODUCED—

UNIT COST$28K

DESCRIPTION

Pakistan's elite special operations force with extensive counter-terrorism experience along the Afghan border.

SPECIFICATIONS

Personnel

~5,600

Selection

9-month selection and training (high attrition)

Specialization

Counter-terrorism, direct action, unconventional warfare, mountain warfare

Notable_ops

Lal Masjid siege, Zarb-e-Azb, counter-terrorism in FATA

Based

Cherat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

GLOBAL DEPLOYMENT

OPERATORS

SAME CATEGORY