Special Forces are the special type of troops of the Azerbaijan Army. 
The Azerbaijan Army’s Special Forces were established on 30 April 1999 by the order of National Leader Heydar Aliyev.
The mission of the Special Forces is to carry out special tasks within the borders of the Republic against those preparing for war against the Azerbaijani state, as well as in the territories of countries conducting military operations and enemy rear areas.
To ensure professional manning, strengthen personnel potential, and enhance and improve the intellectual and professional training level of servicemen, the following courses are conducted within the Special Forces:
- Survival, evasion, resistance, and escape course;

- Frogman basic course;

- Static parachute basic course and military freefall parachute course;

- Small- and medium-sized UAVs defense systems course;

- Mini-micro UAV detection and jamming systems course;

- Combat course in deep snow and extreme cold;

- Urban combat operations course;

- Specialist sniper course;

- Explosive detection course;

- Basic winter mountain training course;

- Mountain warrior training course;

- Mountain skiing course;

- Basic first-aid course;

- Special forces course;

- Long-term active military service servicemen training course;

- Squad commander training course, and others.
Selection and admission of candidates to the courses conducted under the Special Forces Command are carried out on a voluntary basis, following special procedures. During admission, candidates’ moral-psychological qualities, health condition, physical fitness, and theoretical knowledge are evaluated.
Personnel of the Special Forces are capable of achieving success under challenging conditions by demonstrating high combat training, physical endurance, agility, analytical thinking, and determination. In combat, they succeed not only through firepower but also by relying on tactical thinking, professionalism, and moral-psychological resilience.
The personnel of the Special Forces successfully carried out all combat tasks assigned in the contact line and enemy rear areas in 2012–2016, destroying large numbers of enemy manpower and equipment, demonstrating heroism, undermining the enemy’s fighting spirit, and causing serious psychological tension and panic.
During the April battles of 2016, members of the Special Forces fulfilled important tasks in the operations conducted in response to the enemy’s provocations, destroying a large number of enemy personnel and forcing them to retreat. They played an important role in the liberation of hectares of territory, key positions, and heights in the then-occupied Aghdara region, as well as in bringing several hectares of land under the control of the Azerbaijan Army.
The Special Forces actively participated in the Patriotic War, which began on 27 September 2020 and lasted for 44 days, as well as in the “Revenge” and “Resolute Response” operations conducted in 2022, successfully fulfilling the assigned tasks and achieving a number of decisive victories.
The Special Forces played a significant role in the liberation of Jabrayil, Hadrut, Fuzuli, Shusha, and other areas, as well as the settlements of Gubadli and Lachin and the heights in the Kalbajar and Lachin regions, and in suppressing enemy provocations. Special Forces also carried out operations to restore the state borders.
The personnel of the Special Forces demonstrated bravery in the anti-terror operations conducted on 19-20 September 2023 to restore the country’s sovereignty.
Through the valor shown in the Patriotic War and subsequent operations, members of the Special Forces once again proved that the fighting spirit of the Azerbaijani people has never faded over the centuries and that, even in the most difficult periods of history, they have never abandoned the struggle for freedom.The professionalism and heroism shown by the Special Forces in the liberation of Shusha city, which considered impossible to seize, became an unparalleled example. Their ability to enter the city within several days and liberate it from the enemy was inscribed in the history of warfare in golden letters.
The tasks assigned to the Special Forces have always been difficult and risky. They proved their professionalism by successfully carrying out high-level missions in mountainous, forested terrain with harsh climatic conditions, enemy rear areas and in a covert manner.
A number of members of the Special Forces have were awarded the titles of National Hero and Patriotic War Hero, as well as numerous orders and medals.
Today, the Special Forces remain a capable force ready to fulfill any combat task and to serve the Motherland and the Commander-in-Chief with loyalty and devotion.