The term "Rangers" is ,as far as i know, the best equivalent for the Arabic terms. The term in English means a member of a group of U.S. soldiers specially trained for making raids either on foot, in ground vehicles, or by airlift. The Term "Commandos" is also ok. Thanks and have a nice day!

Since you didn't not specify whether these forces are part of a regular army or a militia, it is better to use the term special forces.

Greetings.

The two earlier responses could apply, but the specific term depends on the country and context of the referred unit.

A most-suitable rendition of that Arabic term for US readers would be "Rangers." Also depending on context and level of desired literary formality, an alternate colloquial term is "special operations forces" = "door busters"

For non-US (i.e., UK) readers, go with "commandos" or "raiding force" (an old WWII term until "Commandos" caught on and then became current).

"Special Forces" is very much an unlikely equivalent in the context of the US Army, as US SF personnel are trainers and advisors of foreign militaries, rather than 'direct action' operators (which is one of their missions, but a preferred last option, for various good reasons).

FYI, several Arab militaries now use a different title for their SF elements, and such personnel (at least those I've seen recently here in Saudi Arabia) wear a distinctive shoulder tab that says "al-quwaat al-KhaaSa," instead of "Al-Saa'eqa."

UK term = commandos = shock troops

US Army term = Rangers = highly-trained light infantry units which conduct raids and seize key terrain or high-value targets.

An interchangeable Arabic term (esp. in some GCC countries) for "raiders/commandos" = "al-mughaawiir."

Hope this helps.

Khair, in shaa' Allah.

Stephen H. Franke
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
(Trainer and advisor of both al-Sa'eqa and
Special Forces units in several Arabic-speaking countries)

والله أنا من رأيي تخليها Commandoes بس لأنها شاملة والله أعلم.
-commando Show phonetics
noun [C] plural commandos or commandoes
(a member of) a small group of soldiers that are specially trained to make attacks on enemy areas which are particularly dangerous or difficult to attack.

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