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Sepah Navy Special Force

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Country
  
Iran

Role
  
Special operations

Allegiance
  
Supreme Leader of Iran

Part of
  
Navy

Sepah Navy Special Force

Branch
  
Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution

Type
  
special operations forces

Special Unit of NEDSA (Persian: یگان ویژه ندسا‎‎), also known as Sepah Navy Special Force (S.N.S.F.) (Persian: نیروی ویژه دریایی سپاه‎‎), is a Takavar unit in the Navy of the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution stationed in the Greater Farur Island of Persian Gulf. The unit has marines, frogmen and snipers specializing in heliborne, amphibious warfare and naval boarding.

Operations in Gulf of Aden

In 2012, the unit performed a 117-days operation in Gulf of Aden to fight Piracy off the coast of Somalia. The unit has collaborated with the American forces in the operation, for instance an American Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk did reconnaissance for the unit's boat.

References

Sepah Navy Special Force Wikipedia