Republican Guard

The Republican Guard was an Iraqi military organization and a faction in the Gulf War.

During the war, Navy SEAL Ira Gaines delighted in killing Republican Guard soldiers with his sniper rifle, on one occasion killing a commander and forcing his unit to exfiltrate before locating the SCUD missile they had been sent to find.

Special Forces soldier Frank Newhouse was captured and tortured by the Republican Guard. Newhouse was rescued by Iranian operatives in Iraq led by Babak Farrah.

Said al Kabbibi was known to associate with members of the Republican Guard, as well as the PLO and the Taliban.