Unit 999

[BLUEHAWK]

Cannot speak for efficacy here, but this is what is online:

Names
Unit 999


"General
Unit 999 is an ultra-secret Iraqi special forces "deep penetration" unit that is tasked with both domestic and foreign operations. It is part of the Al-Istikhbarat al-Askariyya (Special Branch of Iraqi Military Intelligence).

Background
The main headquarters of Unit 999 are located in the base at Salman Pak, southeast of Baghdad.

Activities
This unit was tasked with several clandestine missions that included infiltration of Kurdish rebels in the Northern Iraq, sabotage of several Iranian oil facilities in the 1990s, and the attempted kidnapping of General Schwarzkopf during the Operation Desert Storm.

Strength
A total of 1,800 troops divided into six battalions.

Additional Info
Unit 999 is also tasked with countering the opposition groups of Saddam Hussein's regime. According to some sources, Unit 999 has helped to train both Palestinian and al-Qaeda suicide bombers on how to effectively use chemical and biological weapons."

[PHO127]

BULLSHIT BATTALION, So if it is so ultra secret how come there is so much info on it. Just wondering?

[MORTARDUDE]

Where exactly online this great piece of intel turn up ?

Larry

[BLUEHAWK]

Originally posted by PHO127 BULLSHIT BATTALION, So if it is so ultra secret how come there is so much info on it. Just wondering?

Me too...

Source: (from 2003, I think)

http://www.iraqinews.com/people_chalabi.shtml