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The Latest Breaking News from Special Forces

Ukrainian ‘Omega’ Special Forces Take On Russian Troops In Occupied Donetsk

The footage was obtained from the National Guard of Ukraine on Wednesday, August 3.

Zenger

India, U.S. Armies commence special forces exercise

The series of aims to share best practices and experiences in areas such as joint mission planning and operational tactics

The Hindu

Blow for Vladimir Putin as elite special forces commander killed in Ukraine war

Nikolay Gorban, a Russian commander in the elite FSB Spetsnaz special forces troops, died “somewhere in Ukraine on August 2” and was the 99th known colonel or lieutenant-colonel to be killed in the conflict

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Ukrainian Special Forces Snipers Take Out Russian Troops

The images were obtained from the Command of the Ukrainian Air Assault Forces on Tuesday.

Zenger

Azov Special Forces Troops Hunted Down And Destroyed Two Russian BMP-3s In One Day

The Azov Regiment is a notorious group of soldiers who were officially incorporated into the National Guard of Ukraine in 2014.

Zenger

Biden echoes Obama as White House releases photo of briefing on strike

Picture bore striking similarities to 1 May 2011 image, when US special forces killed Osama bin Laden

The Guardian - US

Prince Charles 'accepted £1million donation from the family of Osama Bin Laden'

Prince Charles' charity allegedly received the donation from Bakir and Shafiq Bin Laden - the half-brothers of Osama Bin Laden - two years after the al-Qaeda founder was killed in a raid by US special forces

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Marines deployed to guard British Embassy in Ukraine over Russian attack fears

It is understood British spooks received intelligence that either the embassy building or staff could be targeted by Russian agents or special forces

Daily Mirror

Israeli forces kill 2 Palestinians in West Bank gun battle

Israeli troops and special forces on an arrest mission exchanged fire with Palestinians barricaded in a house in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, Israeli police said.

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Palestinians: Israeli forces kill 2 in West Bank gun battle

Israeli police say troops and special forces engaged in an hours-long gun battle with armed Palestinians in the occupied West Bank on Sunday

The Independent UK

Ukraine war: 'Mission complete. One additional team member: a kitten called Snake'

Meet Snake, a kitten with a heck of a war story. And the Ukrainian special forces soldier who saved him.

Reuters

Azov Special Forces And Counterintelligence Drop Bombs On Russian BMPs Using Drones

Azov special forces working with counterintelligence officers from the Ukrainian Security service have taken out Russian BMPs by dropping bombs on them using drones, as this footage shows.

Zenger

Ukrainian Special Forces Showcase Buggies Supplied By Foreign Allies

The images were obtained from the Command of the Special Operations Forces on the evening of Sunday, July 17.

Zenger

Ukrainian Special Forces Wipe Out Russian Recon Unit With Sniper And Rocket Launcher

The footage was obtained from the National Guard of Ukraine on Thursday, July 14.

Zenger

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Ukrainian Special Forces Hit Russian Troops Occupying Civilian Buildings With Mortar Fire

Ukrainian special forces hit Russian troops with mortar fire after they were found to be occupying civilian buildings, as can be seen from these images.

The Independent UK

SAS killing claims will be fully investigated if new evidence shared – minister

Defence minister James Heappey was responding to an urgent question in the Commons.

The National (Scotland)

Call for 'Australia-style' inquiry into claims SAS troops killed detainees in Afghanistan

The documentary claimed special forces soldiers were allegedly involved in 54 suspicious killings during a six-month tour of Afghanistan

Daily Mirror

Britain's elite special forces should be monitored by MPs, charity demands

UK special forces, which include the Special Boat Service and the Special Reconnaissance Regiment, have been deployed across the globe with SAS secret missions in at least 19 countries since 2011

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The Independent UK

Report: UK soldiers killed dozens of Afghan detainees

A BBC investigation has alleged that British special forces killed dozens of detainees in suspicious circumstances during counter-insurgency operations in Afghanistan

The Independent UK

MoD says documentary claiming SAS repeatedly killed Afghan detainees ‘puts troops at risk’

‘Too many people were being killed on night raids and the explanations didn’t make sense,’ senior Special Forces officer tells Panorama

The Independent UK

SAS unit ‘killed detainees and unarmed men in Afghanistan’

A Panorama investigation reportedly uncovered 54 suspicious killings carried out by one British SAS unit on a six-month tour.

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin's Russian troops 'booby-trapped' beaten dog with bomb in terror bid

Russian special forces attached the explosive to a wounded dog in a heartless bid to strike terror in a Ukrainian town they left months ago

Daily Mirror

Putin 'enlists convicted murderers' in desperate bid to boost his forces in Ukraine

Among those recruited are jailed ex-GRU military intelligence agents and other former special forces personnel with previous military service as Russia looks to increase its power

Zenger

Ukrainian Special Forces And Artillery Wipe Out Russian Multiple Launch Rocket Systems

Ukrainian special forces and artillery reportedly worked together to wipe out Russian multiple launch rocket systems.

ABC News

ADF report into alleged misconduct in East Timor warned of culture issues in special forces, years before claims of Afghanistan war crimes

An internal Australian Defence Force report explicitly warned of a "code of silence" and a culture of cover-up in the special forces, years before allegations of war crimes in Afghanistan emerged.

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