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• YAMAM - Name and organization
• YAMAM - History
• YAMAM - Operational record 1974 - September 2000
• YAMAM - Operational record during the al-Aqsa Intifada since October 2000
• YAMAM - YAMAM Directors

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YAMAM stands for Special Police Unit (יחידת משטרה מיוחדת). In Israel it is also called "The Unit for Counter-Terror היחידה ללוחמה בטרור". The YAMAM answers to the MAGAV central command and belongs to the civilian Israeli police forces rather than the military. Its operators and officers are professional policemen on payroll, usually with combat experience from their military service within the IDF. The YAMAM is self-dependent, training its own operators in all fields, such as sniping, recon, dog operat ...

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YAMAM, YAMAM - Name and organization, YAMAM - History, YAMAM - Operational record 1974 - September 2000, YAMAM - Operational record during the al-Aqsa Intifada since October 2000, YAMAM - YAMAM Directors

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The YAMAM was established after the Maalot massacre, where a failed operation by military special forces units ended with 21 children murdered before the terrorists were killed. Since hostage rescue in friendly territory is different from counter-terrorism in hostile areas, it was decided to establish an elite civilian force, which develops and practices a special CQB (Close Quarters Battles) doctrine for counter-terrorism operations in friendly territory and hostage rescue. In the late 1974 the YAMAM was established as and falls under the direct jurisidiction of a special forces counter-terrorism unit of the MAGAV ...

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YAMAM, YAMAM - Name and organization, YAMAM - History, YAMAM - Operational record 1974 - September 2000, YAMAM - Operational record during the al-Aqsa Intifada since October 2000, YAMAM - YAMAM Directors

Read more here: » YAMAM: Encyclopedia II - YAMAM - History