Cheetah Forces
| Tiger Forces Qawat Al-Nimr (قوات النمر) |
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|---|---|
| Active | 2013–present |
| Country |
 Syrian Arab Republic
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| Branch |
 Syrian Army
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| Type | Light infantry |
| Role | Offensive operations |
| Size | Battalion: ~1,000 (February 2017) |
| Engagements |
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| Commanders | |
| Current commander |
Maj. Gen. Suheil al-Hassan |
Tiger Forces or Qawat Al-Nimr (Arabic: قوات النمر) is a special forces unit of the Syrian Arab Army which functions primarily as an offensive unit in the Syrian Civil War. It has been described as a "hot commodity for any government offensive", but their relatively small numbers make it difficult to deploy them to multiple fronts at once. Despite officially being called a division, it is estimated that the actual size of the Tiger Forces is closer to a battalion.
After successful operations in Latakia and Hama, Colonel Suheil al-Hassan was tasked a special project by the Syrian Armed Forces Central Command in the fall of 2013—to train and lead a Special Forces unit that would work primarily as an offensive unit. Colonel Hassan handpicked many of the soldiers that would later form the Tiger Forces. On 25 December 2015, Suheil al-Hassan was promoted to major general after refusing to be brigadier general last year. He played a key role in commanding Syrian troops during 2016 Aleppo campaign. Tiger Forces were tasked two times to cut the key supply lines to rebel-held Aleppo.
Since the Russian intervention, they have provided the Tiger Forces with infantry equipment; including the AK-74M and 1P87 collimator sights. The Tiger Forces were one of few in the Syrian Army to first deploy Russian T-90 tanks, others being the 4th Armoured Division and Desert Hawks Brigade. In the aftermath of the December 2015 Aleppo Offensive, Tiger Forces deployed a Russian-supplied Rys LMV. It was seen after defeating ISIS in the village of ‘Ayn Al-Hanish, Deir Hafer Plains.
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