Hostage Rescue Force (Arabic: قوة إنقاذ الرهائن) (also known as Unit 333) is a tier one police tactical unit that is subordinate to the National Security Agency of the Ministry of Interior in Egypt. Among its missions are domestic counterterrorism, engaging heavily armed criminals, executive protection, high-risk law enforcement situations, hostage rescue, protection of government officials, serving high-risk arrest and search warrants, supporting crowd control operations, and tactical special operations.[1]