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Pakistan launches operation to free officers held by Taliban

Security officials say Pakistan’s special forces have launched an operation to free several security officers who were taken hostage by a group of detained Pakistani Taliban militants following a two-day standoff

The Independent UK

UK launches probe into claims its troops killed Afghan civilians

The independent probe will look into allegations that British special forces killed dozens of Afghan civilians.

Al Jazeera

UK to hold inquiry into allegations special forces killed Afghan civilians

Britain's defence ministry announced on Thursday an inquiry into allegations that its special forces carried out dozens of extrajudicial killings during night raids in Afghanistan.

Reuters

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Probe launched into claims of unlawful killings by UK soldiers in Afghanistan

Bereaved families have welcomed the ‘unprecedented’ inquiry into alleged wrongdoing by British special forces during night raids.

The Independent UK

Ukraine conflict spurs some Russians to seek Kalashnikov training

In a sports club just outside Moscow run by a former Russian special forces captain, 70 women and men turned out to train with automatic rifles on Saturday, many of them seeking military skills because of the conflict in neighbouring Ukraine.

Reuters

Australia looking to compensate Afghanistan war crime victims’ families

Deputy PM briefed over outstanding recommendation of Brereton report as legal centre says there is no excuse for inaction

The Guardian - AU

An Afghan soldier fleeing the Taliban spent months reaching the U.S. to request asylum. He was arrested at the Texas border.

Abdul Wasi Safi was trying to reach his brother, who immigrated legally to Houston after helping the U.S. military. Legal experts say Wasi may have to serve a criminal sentence before he can pursue asylum.

The Texas Tribune

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Iran Bolsters Border Security to Prevent ‘Infiltration’

Iran has sent additional units of special forces to fortify its northern border with Iraq and clamp down on what it says is infiltration by Kurdish opposition groups, Iranian state media reported on Friday. Gen. Mohammad Pakpour, chief of ground forces of the paramilitary Iranian Revolutionary Guard, said “armored and…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Australian special forces member allegedly stole and published personal data of intelligence official

ADF is investigating alleged theft and use of cybertools to hack private accounts of Australian serving with overseas intelligence organisation

The Guardian - AU

‘They ran away like goats’: villagers celebrate liberation in Kherson region

First reporter to reach Mylove in the Kherson region hears how special forces swept in and the vindictive Russian troops blew up the village school before leaving

The Guardian - UK

Did France's Operation Barkhane win the fight against terror in the Sahel?

This week, President Emmanuel Macron announced the official end of France's anti-jihadist mission in West Africa – Operation Barkhane. The move was accelerated by a collapse of relations with Mali's military junta, leading to the withdrawal of French troops as the jihadist insurgency across the Sahel continues.

Radio France Internationale

Failed Senate candidate Heston Russell allegedly shot at unarmed Afghan civilians, ABC claims in court documents

Exclusive: Russell, a former special forces major, denies any wrongdoing and is suing the ABC for defamation over its reporting of alleged war crimes in Afghanistan

The Guardian - AU

Australian war crime investigation grows

Australian investigators are preparing to hand over the first evidence brief of alleged war crimes committed by special forces soldiers in Afghanistan.

AAP

Russia claims it has ‘evidence’ UK special forces involved in attack on Black Sea fleet

Mr Kelin said evidence had been handed to the British ambassador and added that “it will become public pretty soon”

Evening Standard

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US-trained Afghan commandos say Russia trying to recruit them to fight in Ukraine

Afghan special forces soldiers who fought alongside American troops and then fled to Iran after the chaotic US withdrawal last year are being recruited by Russia to fight in Ukraine, according to three former Afghan generals.

The Independent UK

Russia recruiting U.S.-trained Afghan commandos, vets say

Afghan special forces soldiers who fought alongside American troops and fled to Iran after the chaotic U.S. withdrawal are being recruited by the Russian military to fight in Ukraine

Asharq Al-Awsat

Morocco Arrests 5 Sympathizers of ISIS

Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ) services have arrested five sympathizers of the terrorist ISIS group for their alleged involvement in planning individual or collective plots to seriously undermine public order. The arrests, which took place on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, were carried out on the basis of accurate…

The Conversation

Canada's 'royal prerogative' allows it to wage war without parliamentary approval

Questions are being raised again about how the Canadian government makes decisions to use force or participate in armed conflicts, prompted by reports that special forces units of the Canadian Armed Forces were operating on the ground in Ukraine.

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The Guardian - UK

Blaze at Iran’s notorious Evin prison put out after fight and gunshots reported

Witness say special forces joined firefighters at prison blacklisted by US for human rights abuses

Asharq Al-Awsat

Rare US Raid in Syrian Government-held Village Kills ISIS Official

A rare US helicopter raid on a government-held village in Syria’s northeast killed an ISIS official hiding out there on Thursday. The United States has carried out previous raids in Syria against ISIS militants, but Thursday’s would be the first known operation in a zone held by forces loyal to…

Daily Mirror

Special forces in secret military midnight raid kill high-ranking ISIS leader

Syrian state television says that US special forces carried out a rare operation at a government-held village in the country's northeast, killing one person and capturing others

Reuters

Rare U.S. raid in Syrian gov't-held zone kills Islamic State arms smuggler

A rare U.S. helicopter raid on a government-held village in Syria's northeast killed an Islamic State militant hiding out there and a separate U.S. air strike later on Thursday killed two others, the U.S. military said.

The Guardian - UK

Eddie Jones learns from Navy Seals in boost to England’s World Cup mission

The England head coach has visited US special forces as he aims to help his players think quickly under pressure

ABC News

Former Australian commando under investigation over 2012 Afghanistan rotation

A former special forces soldier is a target of a war crimes investigation for the alleged killing of at least one unarmed detainee in Afghanistan in 2012.

ABC News

Videos shot by Australian soldiers in Afghanistan raise questions about conduct of 2nd Commando Regiment

ABC Investigations has obtained hours of footage filmed by Australian commandos in Afghanistan and never before seen publicly, raising fresh questions about the conduct of special forces soldiers in the nation's longest war.

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