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Unit 777 is fighting a military unit to combat terrorism in the Egyptian armed forces. Was created in 1978 by Major General Ahmed Rajai gift. The reason for the establishment of the unit is not to complete the task forces bolt in the process of Larnaca because it does not fit with their capabilities at this time, and returns the reasons for this because of the late President Sadat pay commandos of the State of Cyprus, without the prior permission of them, prompting the Cypriot armed forces clashed at full strength and their heavy weapons with the Egyptian commandos. In 1985 came the performance of the unit effective in the process of liberation of the hostages were on board the passenger plane to Egypt Air in Malta where erred delegates EgyptAir to give maps of the plane actual which will be edited For securities was behind the ports of emergency does not have any seats in the fact had been placed company's range of additional seats behind those doors when forces blew up the doors of the emergency unit with explosives severe, killing 20 passengers on the spot and after executing forces managed to enter the plane opened fire randomly, killing the terrorists. In the course of this mess, some of the passengers managed to escape from the plane to their deaths at the hands of snipers Egyptians who Zno they are some of the terrorists trying to flee. It is said that the unit carried out a successful mission in Haifa, Israel, where she was detained Egyptian ship suspected of carrying weapons and being aid to the Palestinian resistance. [1] Unit received 777 joint exercises with the Delta Force of the U.S. Special Forces. No information on the number of members of the unit or the ages or identities, headquartered near Cairo. And assigned to the unit also functions to protect Egypt's president in his visits abroad. 

 

Cyprus:

Has raiding the Larnaca International Airport in Cyprus, in February 29, 1978, before the establishment of the unit where the bolt forces intervened to free hostages Egyptian Egyptians and Arabs were detained by members of the Palestine Liberation Organization. The job failed miserably for several reasons, which did not tell the Egyptian Ministry of Defense Cypriot authorities troops have entered the country without permission; and it clashed Cypriot security forces at the airport with members of the Egyptian unit for 80 minutes, died in this process, 15 members of the unit. 

Process has Baamr directly from President Sadat, despite the objection of General Nabil Shukri it is not because of lack of readiness of the unit, but because of the lack of consent on the Cypriot government drop two Egyptian forces and threatened to beat them if Hbothma 

General Nabil Shukri transfer that information to drive while flying over the sea. President Sadat said, and I quote him: "I'll let you know your job h O Hazrat officer ..... following commands" landed the first plane carrying General Nabil thanks to being hit on the fairway obesity cannon tank, killing its crew and some of the men were immediately stun the families of General Nabil Shoukry It is with him without firing a single bullet 

Sadat cut ties with the government of Cyprus and admit Northern Cyprus has been appointed General Nabil Shoukry director of the War College then to Mradath In 1981, the first unit received their training at the hands of American forces, but appeared to be a specialized unit that were not yet ready to enter into a process of truth. 

It is said that the unit carried out a successful mission in Haifa, Israel, where she was detained Egyptian ship suspected of carrying weapons and being aid to the Palestinian resistance fighters. 

The current situation :

The unit exceeds the number of its members are currently 300 people and is headquartered in South Cairo is equipped with Mi-8 helicopters. Unit trains a number of special units of Western, including U.S. Army Delta Force and U.S. Navy divers and force the French GIGN and possibly from the German GSG-9, too.

Weapons

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