El-Sa'ka Forces

El-Sa'ka Forces
Arabic: قوات الصاعقة
Insignia of the El-Sa'ka Forces
Active	1956–present[1]
Country	Egypt
Branch	Egyptian Army
Type	Special Forces
Garrison/HQ	Cairo, Egypt[citation needed]
Motto(s)	Sweat in training saves the blood in battle
Colors	Black and yellow
Engagements	North Yemen Civil War Six Day War War of Attrition Shdwan Battle Yom Kippur War Operation Badr (1973) Battle of Ismailia EgyptAir Flight 321 Gulf War Sinai Insurgency Operation Sinai Operation Martyr's Right
Commanders
Current commander	Major General Emad Abdel Qadir Yamani
Notable commanders	Major General Galal Haredi
Insignia
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El-Sa‘ka Forces (Arabic: قوات الصاعقة, romanized: Kuwat El Sa‘ka, lit. 'Thunderbolt Forces') is an Egyptian military commando force established in 1955 by Major General Jalal Mahmoud Fahmy Al-Haridi.^[2] High fitness is required and training is conducted at the El Sa‘ka Academy built by Major General Ahmed Ragai Ateya.^{[citation needed]} Unit 777 and Unit 999 are divisions of the Sa'ka forces.^[3][4]

It is reported that Ahmed Sallahudin Abdul Halim, who went on to become Commander, Second Field Army in 1981–83, commanded the 31 Thunderbolt Brigade and Thunderbolt Units in Yemen in 1964 during the North Yemen Civil War.