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2 US Navy SEALs Missing After Secret Op To Seize Houthi Weapons
Two operatives of the US Navy SEALs, a special forces combat unit of the Navy, are missing following a night-time covert operation conducted by the Navy to stop the supply of lethal weapons from Iran to the Houthi rebels.
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US Special Operations Raid In Northwestern Syria, Kills 13
An overnight raid by US special operations forces against suspected jihadists in northwestern Syria left nine people dead, including three civilians, a monitor said Thursday.
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US Troops Secretly Training Taiwanese Since Last Year: Report
US special operations forces and marines have been secretly training Taiwanese troops for more than one year, risking the ire of China, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.
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US Names Operation To Kill Al-Baghdadi In Honour Of Woman Killed By ISIS
The US special forces raid targeting ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was named for Kayla Mueller, a young aid worker who was one of several Americans killed while being held by the ISIS.
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12 IAF Pilots Took Special Training In US To Fly New Chinook Choppers
Twelve Indian Air Force pilots and as many flight engineers underwent a special training in the US to operate Chinook heavy-lift helicopters, which were inducted into the Indian Air Force or IAF on Monday.
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Trials On For AC Jackets For Indian Special Forces: Manohar Parrikar
The government is testing 'air-conditioned' jackets to be worn by special force soldiers who operate for long hours in hot areas. Though the government has not said what material the jackets would be made of and the kind of technology used, former Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has confirmed that trials for such jackets are on
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A Slow Loss Against The Afghan Taliban
Earlier this month, a small district center just south of this desolate U.S. base came under attack from Taliban militants who threatened to overrun the local police. Frantic calls arrived from Afghan officials: They needed air support.
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With Five-Year Delay, CIA 'Live-Tweets' Osama Bin Laden Raid
The CIA has marked the anniversary of the killing of Osama bin Laden by live-tweeting -- with a five-year delay -- the raid by US special forces on the Al-Qaeda founder's compound in Pakistan.
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Special US Targeting Force 'Now In Place' In Iraq: US
A new US force of special operations troops has arrived in Iraq and is preparing to work with Iraqi forces to go after ISIS targets, US Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Wednesday.
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Elite US Troops Fear PMS? A Deeper Look At The Special Operations Gender Study
As the US military moves forward with integrating women in elite combat units, there is still a fair amount of opposition. That remains clear, based on a study newly released by the Pentagon following Defense Ashton Carter's decision this month to begin full gender integration by no later than April 1.
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US Commandos Say No To Women In Special Operations Jobs
In blunt and, at times, profanity-laced answers to a voluntary survey conducted by the Rand Corp, more than 7,600 of America's special operations forces spoke with nearly one voice.
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US Raid in Syria Sets Template for New Operations
The United States has been eliminating a mid- to high-level Islamic State figure every two days, on average, contributing to President Obama's decision to send a new Special Operations force to Iraq to intensify efforts to locate and kill militant leaders there and in Syria, a senior administration official said Thursday.
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Iraqi PM, Militias Reject Foreign Troops After US Announcement
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi rejected the need for foreign troops to fight ISIS after the Untied States said on Tuesday it was deploying a special operations force, which powerful Shia Muslim militias pledged to attack.
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US Deploying Special Force to Boost Fight Against ISIS
The United States is deploying a specialized expeditionary targeting force to help Iraq put additional pressure on ISIS and be positioned to conduct unilateral operations into Syria, US Defense Secretary Ash Carter said today.
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US Special Forces Traveling 'Very Soon' to Syria
Dozens of US special operations forces will arrive in Syria "very soon," as promised by President Barack Obama's administration, a senior official said Sunday.
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2 US Navy SEALs Missing After Secret Op To Seize Houthi Weapons
Two operatives of the US Navy SEALs, a special forces combat unit of the Navy, are missing following a night-time covert operation conducted by the Navy to stop the supply of lethal weapons from Iran to the Houthi rebels.
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US Special Operations Raid In Northwestern Syria, Kills 13
An overnight raid by US special operations forces against suspected jihadists in northwestern Syria left nine people dead, including three civilians, a monitor said Thursday.
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US Troops Secretly Training Taiwanese Since Last Year: Report
US special operations forces and marines have been secretly training Taiwanese troops for more than one year, risking the ire of China, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.
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US Names Operation To Kill Al-Baghdadi In Honour Of Woman Killed By ISIS
The US special forces raid targeting ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was named for Kayla Mueller, a young aid worker who was one of several Americans killed while being held by the ISIS.
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12 IAF Pilots Took Special Training In US To Fly New Chinook Choppers
Twelve Indian Air Force pilots and as many flight engineers underwent a special training in the US to operate Chinook heavy-lift helicopters, which were inducted into the Indian Air Force or IAF on Monday.
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Trials On For AC Jackets For Indian Special Forces: Manohar Parrikar
The government is testing 'air-conditioned' jackets to be worn by special force soldiers who operate for long hours in hot areas. Though the government has not said what material the jackets would be made of and the kind of technology used, former Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has confirmed that trials for such jackets are on
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A Slow Loss Against The Afghan Taliban
Earlier this month, a small district center just south of this desolate U.S. base came under attack from Taliban militants who threatened to overrun the local police. Frantic calls arrived from Afghan officials: They needed air support.
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With Five-Year Delay, CIA 'Live-Tweets' Osama Bin Laden Raid
The CIA has marked the anniversary of the killing of Osama bin Laden by live-tweeting -- with a five-year delay -- the raid by US special forces on the Al-Qaeda founder's compound in Pakistan.
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Special US Targeting Force 'Now In Place' In Iraq: US
A new US force of special operations troops has arrived in Iraq and is preparing to work with Iraqi forces to go after ISIS targets, US Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Wednesday.
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Elite US Troops Fear PMS? A Deeper Look At The Special Operations Gender Study
As the US military moves forward with integrating women in elite combat units, there is still a fair amount of opposition. That remains clear, based on a study newly released by the Pentagon following Defense Ashton Carter's decision this month to begin full gender integration by no later than April 1.
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US Commandos Say No To Women In Special Operations Jobs
In blunt and, at times, profanity-laced answers to a voluntary survey conducted by the Rand Corp, more than 7,600 of America's special operations forces spoke with nearly one voice.
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US Raid in Syria Sets Template for New Operations
The United States has been eliminating a mid- to high-level Islamic State figure every two days, on average, contributing to President Obama's decision to send a new Special Operations force to Iraq to intensify efforts to locate and kill militant leaders there and in Syria, a senior administration official said Thursday.
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Iraqi PM, Militias Reject Foreign Troops After US Announcement
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi rejected the need for foreign troops to fight ISIS after the Untied States said on Tuesday it was deploying a special operations force, which powerful Shia Muslim militias pledged to attack.
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US Deploying Special Force to Boost Fight Against ISIS
The United States is deploying a specialized expeditionary targeting force to help Iraq put additional pressure on ISIS and be positioned to conduct unilateral operations into Syria, US Defense Secretary Ash Carter said today.
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US Special Forces Traveling 'Very Soon' to Syria
Dozens of US special operations forces will arrive in Syria "very soon," as promised by President Barack Obama's administration, a senior official said Sunday.
