Mountain Eagle Commando Unit

Mountain Eagle Commando Unit
山鹰突击队 (Chinese)
Country China
AgencyPeople's Armed Police
TypePolice tactical unit
Role
Operations jurisdictionXinjiang Autonomous Region
Commanders
Current
commander
Wang Gang

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.[1][2] Its name is derived from its designated operational areas, consisting of mountains and plateaus.[2]

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.[3][4]

  1. ^ a b Huang Panyue (21 August 2019). "New counter-terror force in Xinjiang - China Military". PLA Daily. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference HT21Aug19 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Sands, David R. (20 August 2019). "China's military forms new 'counterterror' unit in restive Uighur region". The Washington Times. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  4. ^ Chan, D. M. (August 20, 2019). "China unveils special counter-terror force in Xinjiang". Asia Times.