Mountain Eagle Commando Unit

The Mountain Eagle Commando is a police tactical unit of the People's Republic of China under the People's Armed Police, tasked with counter-terrorism, riot control, and other special tasks such as anti-hijacking and bomb disposal in Xinjiang Autonomous Region.

The unit was publicly shown to the media on 20 August 2019.

Mission
The Mountain Eagle Commando has been formed under the 2017-2018 People's Armed Police reform and is tasked to deal with counter-terror missions in Xinjiang. The unit is specially trained in order to conduct operations on horseback to deal with terrain difficult for vehicles.

Operations
According to the People's Liberation Army Daily, the unit has an intense operational history.