''Nukhba'' () is an Arabic word meaning 'elite'. It may refer to various groups:
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An-Nukhba al-Shabwaniyya
The Shabwani Elite (; ''An-Nukhba al-Shabwaniyya'') are a military unit operating in the Shabwah Governorate of Yemen, mainly against Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). The unit consisted of at least 6,000 troops and controlled the majorit ...
, the Shabwani Elite, a military unit in Yemen
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Jaysh al-Nukhba
The Jaysh al-Nukhba (''Elite Army'' (), formerly called the ''Liberation Army'' (: Jaysh al-Tahrir) was a group operating in the Hama and Aleppo Governorates, backed and supported by Turkey. The group was formed from five units, some of which r ...
, a military unit in Syria
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Nukhba Force
The Nukhba forces (), Nukhba Force or just (Al-)Nukhba (; ) is the special forces unit of the Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas. The term is frequently used to refer to Hamas militants. In 2024, the usage of the word roughly ...
, an alleged
special forces
Special forces or special operations forces (SOF) are military units trained to conduct special operations. NATO has defined special operations as "military activities conducted by specially designated, organized, selected, trained and equip ...
unit in the
Ezzedeen Al-Qassam Brigades
Al-Qassam Brigades, also known as the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades (EQB; ), are the military wing of the Palestinian nationalism, Palestinian nationalist Sunni Islam, Sunni Islamism, Islamist organization Hamas. Led by Mohammed Deif until his ...
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