Israeli Northern Command
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The Israeli Northern Command (Hebrew: פיקוד צפון, Pikud Tzafon) is the Israel Defense Forces regional command responsible for the northern front with Syria and Lebanon.
History
During the wars in the 1960s and 70s, the Northern Command was in-charge of the campaigns directed against Syria on the Golan Heights and the Lebanese border. During the 1970s and 80s, it mainly faced attacks from the PLO, which was driven to southern Lebanon following Black September. Beginning with the 1982 Lebanon War, the Northern Command faced attacks from Hezbollah, a Lebanese militant group founded in 1982 to fight the Israeli occupation of Southern Lebanon. During 2000, the Northern Command completed its withdrawal from the Security Strip in southern Lebanon and was dispatched along the UN-sanctioned border. Although Israel's withdrawal from southern Lebanon has been met with UN approval, Hezbollah continues its attacks, mainly on the "Dov Mountain" area of Mount Hermon, an area occupied by Israel from Syria and which Hezbollah claims as Lebanese territory.Units
The Northern Command commands regional units from Mount Hermon in the north, to Netanya in the south, with a significant presence in the Galilee and the Golan Heights. Its current commander is Aluf Udi Adam.Divisions
- The 36th Division (regular)
- The 91st Division (regional)
Brigades
- The 7th Brigade
- The 474 Brigade
- The Barak Armored Brigade
- The Golani Brigade
Battalions
- The 605th Engineering Battalion
- The Shahaf Field Intelligence Battalion
Special units
- The Egoz Reconnaissance Unit (an anti-guerilla, micro-warfare infantry unit)
- The Alpinist Unit (a reserve unit specializing in mountain warfare)
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