Al Jahra Force

Military unit The Al Jahra Force was a Kuwaiti military shock troop striking force requested by then, Kuwaiti Defense Minister , Saad Al-Salim Al-Sabah under war operation order 3967 and formed by Major General Mubarak Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and his deputy Brigadier General Saleh Mohammed Al-Sabah; subsequently being tasked to its respective combat commanders on October 15, 1973, after the outbreak of the Yom Kippur War . The force, consisting of more than 3,000 men, was organized into a tank battalion, an infantry battalion , two companies of artillery , an anti-aircraft company and a company of the Kuwait 25th Commando Brigade . It also included medical, engineering and signal units. The brigade remained active until the end of September 1974, and then returned to Kuwait after a farewell ceremony in Damascus . The force was equipped with Vickers tanks , Ferret armoured car ,and Alvis Saracen . The Artillery Units had Mk F3 155mm self-propelled guns for the first company while the second company had 120 mm mortars. The Anti-tank units had Carl Gustav recoilless rifle . The anti-aircraft company was equipped with triple barrel anti-aircraft guns 20 mm. [1] , List of Arab contributions by country; Kuwait Defense Minsiter, His Highness Sheikh Saad Al-Salim Al-Sabah visiting Egyptian front in 1972 and issues war operation order 3967 to enact Al-Jahra Force [2] , Kuwaiti Ministry of Defense,(Section Arabic Read الجيش الكويتي)

Military unit The Al Jahra Force was a Kuwait task force , of roughly brigade strength, requested by then, Kuwait Minister of Defense , Sheikh Saad Al-Salim Al-Sabah and formed by Major General Mubarak Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and his deputy Brigadier General Saleh Mohammed Al-Sabah; subsequently being tasked to the respective combat commanders on October 15, 1973, after the outbreak of the Yom Kippur War . The force, consisting of more than 3,000 men, was organized into a Tank Battalion , an infantry battalion , two companies of artillery , an anti-aircraft company and a combat company of the Kuwait 25th Commando Brigade . In addition, the task force also included medical, engineering and signal units. The brigade remained active until the end of September 1974, and then returned to Kuwait after a farewell ceremony in Damascus . The task force was equipped with Vickers main battle tanks , Ferret armoured car , and Alvis Saracen . The first combat company equipped artillery batteries type Mk F3 155mm self-propelled guns while the second combat company packed 120 mm mortars type. The anti-tank combat units were equipped with Carl Gustav recoilless rifle .