Kaibiles
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The Kaibiles are a special operations wing of the Armed Forces of Guatemala. They specialize in jungle warfare tactics and counter-insurgency operations. Since 1974, more than 1,250 soldiers have graduated from the international training programme, which has a duration of eight weeks. Of this number, 85% were Guatemalan soldiers.
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- Kaibiles
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- Escudo Kaibil.jpg
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- 175
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- Guatemalan Army
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- Special operations force
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- Brigade
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- Poptún, Petén Department
- Military unit.motto
- "If I advance, follow me. If I stop, urge me on. If I retreat, kill me."
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The Kaibiles are a special operations wing of the Armed Forces of Guatemala. They specialize in jungle warfare tactics and counter-insurgency operations. Since 1974, more than 1,250 soldiers have graduated from the international training programme, which has a duration of eight weeks. Of this number, 85% were Guatemalan soldiers.
The corps' soldiers are distinguished from regular troops by maroon berets with patches bearing a blazing sword. Its motto, inspired by Henri de la Rochejaquelein, is: "If I advance, follow me. If I stop, urge me on. If I retreat, kill me."
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kaibiles” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.