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ABOUT UNIT 777

Unit 777 is a military combat unit to combat terrorism in the Egyptian armed forces. It created in 1978 by Major General Ahmed Attia Rajai. The reason for the establishment of the unit is not to complete the task of commandos in Larnaca process because it does not fit with their capabilities at this time, and the reasons due to due to the late President Sadat pay commandos of the State of Cyprus without prior permission, prompting the Cypriot armed forces clashed at full strength and their heavy weapons with the Egyptian commandos. In 1985, performance of the unit was instrumental in freeing hostages process were aboard an Egypt Air Malta airliner where erred delegates EgyptAir to give maps of the actual plane that will be edited For securities was behind the emergency outlets no seats but in fact had been placed the company's range of additional seats behind those doors. When the unit forces blew up the doors of the emergency severe explosives, killing 20 passengers on the spot and after executing forces managed to enter the plane fired randomly, killing terrorists. In the course of this mess, some of the passengers managed to escape from the plane to their deaths at the hands of the Egyptians snipers who they Zno some terrorists trying to flee. It is said that the unit carried out a successful mission in Haifa, Israel, where he was detained Egyptian ship suspected of being carrying weapons and aid to Palestinian resistance fighters. [1] the unit received 777 joint exercises with the strength of the US Special Forces, Delta. No information on the number of the unit or the ages or identities members, is headquartered near Cairo. And assigned to the unit also protect Egypt's president missions in his visits abroad.

Cyprus

It has raiding the Larnaca International Airport in Cyprus, in the February 29, 1978 before the establishment of any unit where intervened forces from Egyptian bolt to free hostages Egyptians and Arabs were detained by members of the Palestine Liberation Organization. The job failed miserably for several reasons, where the Egyptian Ministry of Defense did not tell the Cypriot authorities troops have entered the country without permission; therefore Cypriot security forces clashed at the airport with members of the Egyptian unity for 80 minutes, died in this process, 15 members of the members of the unit.

The process has Baamr directly from President Sadat, despite the objection of General Nabil Shukri it not because of the lack of readiness of the unit, but due to lack of government approval on the landing of two Cypriot Egyptian forces and threatened to beat them if Hbothma

Maj. Gen. Nabil Shukri transfer of that information for driving while flying over the sea. President Sadat told him, and I quote: "I'll let you know your job h O Hazrat officer ..... carried out orders," the first plane landed on board, Maj. Gen. Nabil thanks to being hit on the boardwalk obesity tank gun, killing the crew and some of the men were immediately stun the families of General Nabil Shokry and those with him without firing a single bullet wound

Sadat cut ties with Cyprus and recognize the government of Northern Cyprus has been appointed General Nabil Shokry director of the War College after the Mradath In 1981, the unit first received their training at the hands of a specialized US troops, but apparently the unit were not yet ready to enter into a practical reality.

It is said that the unit carried out a successful mission in Haifa, Israel, where he was detained Egyptian ship suspected of being carrying weapons and aid to Palestinian resistance fighters.

The unit exceeds the number of its members are currently 300 people and is headquartered in South Cairo is equipped with Mi-8 helicopters. Unity rehearses a number of Western special units, including Delta Force of the US Army and US Navy divers and force the French GIGN