Special Forces Command (Cyprus)

Special Forces Command
Διοίκηση Καταδρομών
Active	1964–present
Country	Cyprus
Allegiance	National Guard General Staff
Type	Special Forces
Role	Mountain warfare Guerrilla warfare Raiding Reconnaissance Airborne forces Combat search and rescue
Patron	Saint George
Motto(s)	Ο Tολμών Nικά O Tolmon Nika Who Dares Wins
Engagements	Cypriot intercommunal violence Battle of Tillyria Battle of Kophinou 1974 Cypriot coup d'état Battle of the Presidential Palace Battle of the Broadcasting corporation Battle of the Police headquarters-reserve corps Battle of the Archdiocese Turkish invasion of Cyprus Battle of Nicosia Airport Battle of KotsaKaya Battle of Hill 126 Battle of Hill 1023 Battle of Pyrioi 1978 Egyptian raid on Larnaca International Airport EgyptAir Flight 181
Commanders
Current commander	Colonel Loukas Hatzikonstantas

The Special Forces Command (Greek: Διοίκηση Καταδρομών, romanized: Dioikisi Katadromwn) is a combat arm of the Cypriot National Guard.^[1] The primary mission of the Special Forces is unorthodox warfare and this is the purpose for which they began their training in 1964, primarily in the Troodos Mountains, while shortly after, they began operations against Turkish Cypriot rebels (TMT members) and the Turkish forces operating on the island.^[2]