ed ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁which ▁will ▁be ▁replaced ▁by ▁a ▁Special ▁Forces ▁Command ▁in ▁the ▁Malays ian ▁military . ▁ ▁Int rodu ctions ▁ ▁The ▁eight ▁elements ▁of ▁Malays ia ' s ▁Special ▁Oper ations ▁Force ▁have ▁been ▁task ed ▁with ▁the ▁important ▁objective ▁of ▁maintain ing ▁Malays ia ' s ▁security , ▁specifically ▁in ▁comb ating ▁terror ism . ▁A ▁mission ▁especially ▁important ▁in ▁the ▁w ake ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 1 ▁September ▁attacks ▁on ▁the ▁World ▁Trade ▁Center ▁and ▁the ▁Pent agon , ▁and ▁in ▁a ▁climate ▁of ▁global ▁terror ism ▁which ▁would ▁see ▁the ▁later ▁bomb ing ▁of ▁the ▁tour ist ▁centre ▁of ▁B ali ▁and ▁the ▁J . W . ▁Mar ri ott ▁Hotel ▁in ▁Jak arta , ▁bomb ings ▁and ▁mur ders ▁in ▁Southern ▁Th ailand ▁and ▁the ▁bomb ▁explos ions ▁in ▁the ▁railway ▁stations ▁and ▁trans it ▁systems ▁of ▁Madrid ▁and ▁London . ▁Malays ia ' s ▁security ▁ag encies ▁eager ly ▁studied ▁the ▁less ons ▁to ▁be ▁lear nt ▁from ▁all ▁such ▁inc idents ▁so ▁as ▁to ▁prepare ▁to ▁deal ▁with ▁similar ▁terror ism , ▁in ▁the ▁event ▁that ▁the ▁terror ists ▁should ▁see ▁Malays ia ▁as ▁a ▁target . ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁Malays ia ▁passed ▁new ▁counter - ter ror ism ▁laws ▁that ▁were ▁widely ▁critic ised ▁by ▁local ▁human ▁rights ▁groups ▁for ▁being ▁vague ▁and ▁excess ively ▁broad . ▁Crit ics ▁claim ▁that ▁the ▁laws ▁put ▁the ▁basic ▁rights ▁of ▁free ▁expression , ▁association ,