| Unit Name: | 71st Special Battalion (Jordan) / Special Unit II |
| Native Name: | الكتيبة الخاصة 71 (الأردن) / الوحدة الخاصة 2 |
| Dates: | 1973 – present |
| Country: |  Jordan |
| Branch: | Jordanian Armed Forces |
| Type: | Special forces |
| Size: | Battalion |
| Current Commander: | unknown |
71st Special Battalion or 71st Counter Terrorism Battalion or as known today Special Unit II is a Jordanian Special Forces battalion that specializes in combating terrorism.
The battalion is thought to have participated in several operations.[1]
In 1977, they participated in ending a hotel siege in Amman.[2]
In 2006, following 2005 Amman Bombings, the battalion collaborated with the Jordanian intelligence agents in several operations which included the capture of Ziad Khalaf Raja al-Karbouly in Iraq.[3]
In 2013, Crown Prince Hussein participated in a training session with the 71st battalion members.[4]
On 22 June 2014, responding to the threat of ISIS which captured the Iraqi city of Ar Rutba not far from the Jordanian border, the unit was dispatched to the area.[5]
On 1 March 2016, the unit clashed with extremist militias in the city of Irbid in northern Jordan as part of the General Intelligence Directorate attempt to foil a terrorist plot against military and civilian targets in Jordan by ISIS affiliates.[6]
The battalion was dispatched to the Kerak Castle, during the events of the 2016 Al-Karak attack.[7]