Mountain Eagle Commando Unit Explained

Unit Name:	Mountain Eagle Commando Unit
Agency:	People's Armed Police
Type:	Police tactical unit
Role:	Counter-terrorism Law enforcement
Ops Juris:	Xinjiang Autonomous Region
Current Commander:	Wang Gang
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The Mountain Eagle Commando Unit (Chinese: 山鹰突击队) is a police tactical unit of the People's Armed Police based in the Xinjiang Autonomous Region.^[1] The unit was publicly shown to the media on 20 August 2019. Its name is derived from its designated operational areas, consisting of mountains and plateaus.

It is the third police tactical unit to be established by the People's Armed Police after the Snow Leopard Commando Unit and the Falcon Unit.^{[2] [3]}

Mission

The Mountain Eagle Commando was revealed under the 2017-2018 People's Armed Police reform and is tasked to deal with counterterrorism missions in Xinjiang. The unit is specially trained in order to conduct operations on horseback to deal with terrain difficult for vehicles.^[4]

Operations

According to the People's Liberation Army Daily, the unit has an intense operational history.

References

Notes and References

1. News: Huang Panyue . New counter-terror force in Xinjiang - China Military . 8 October 2019 . PLA Daily . 21 August 2019.
2. News: Sands . David R. . China's military forms new 'counterterror' unit in restive Uighur region . 1 February 2021 . The Washington Times . 20 August 2019.
3. Web site: China unveils special counter-terror force in Xinjiang. D. M.. Chan. August 20, 2019. Asia Times.
4. News: Sutirtho Patranobis . China now has commandos on horseback to tackle terror in Xinjiang . 8 October 2019 . Hindustan Times . 21 August 2019 . en.