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Biden gives Medal of Honor to trailblazing special forces member

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden bestowed the Medal of Honor to one of the nation’s first Special Forces officers, who struggled for decades to earn recognition for his actions saving fellow soldiers during a grueling, daylong firefight in Vietnam.

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Today's rugby news as new twist on futures of Wales stars linked with moves and British record score smashed with 190-0 result

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Wales Online

‘A war society doesn’t see’: the Brazilian force driving out mining gangs from Indigenous lands

An elite unit is on a mission to expel the illegal miners who devastated Yanomami territory during Bolsonaro’s presidency

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TV series pick of the month: French special forces show 'Cœurs Noirs'

TV critic Dheepthika Laurent takes us through all the TV shows you should be watching this month, from a French series on a special forces operation in Iraq called "Cœurs Noirs", or "Dark Hearts", to a new adaptation of Spanish teen murder mystery "Elité". We also discover the French-British show…

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Young mum, 25, fitted her Ford Focus with secret openings cut into seats to hide a gun - officers also found ammo, a serrated knife and a silencer

“My only hope is that in your case you will regard this sad and pitful incident as a something of a wakeup call."

Manchester Evening News

Burkina Faso marks official end of French military operations on its soil

France and Burkina Faso have officially marked the end of French military operations in the West African nation, the Burkinabe armed forces said on Sunday, after a flag-lowering ceremony at the French special forces' camp a day earlier.

Reuters

Panthers hire former Green Beret as vice president of development

The Panthers hired former Special Forces captain and Green Beret Brian Decker as their vice president of development.

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Al Qaeda's new leader Adel has $10 million bounty on his head

Seif al-Adel, a former Egyptian special forces officer who is a high-ranking member of al Qaeda with a $10 million U.S. bounty on his head, is now the "uncontested" leader of the militant group, according to a new U.N. report on the organisation.

Reuters

Biden to award Medal of Honor to Vietnam-era Army officer

One of the first Black officers to lead a Special Forces team in combat will receive the Medal of Honor, the nation's top award for bravery on the battlefield

The Independent UK

What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

Zelenskiy visits London, Paris and Brussels; the secretive Ukrainian special forces taking the fight across the border

The Guardian - AU

Pakistan’s former president General Pervez Musharraf has died at the age of 79

Gen Musharraf, a former special forces commando, became president through the last of a string of military coups that hit Pakistan after its founding

Wales Online

French Forces Seize Iranian-Supplied Weapons Bound for Yemen

The French naval special forces, along with their US and British counterparts, are now involved in combating the smuggling of Iranian weapons to the Houthi militias in Yemen, an indication of a noticeable change in France’s policy. Paris announced that its Elite special forces seized a boatload of Iranian-supplied weapons…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Junta supporters take to the streets to celebrate French troop withdrawal from Burkina Faso

Thousands of demonstrators rallied in Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou on Saturday in support of the ruling junta, days after France confirmed its special forces there would withdraw.

Radio France Internationale

Special forces kill ISIS leader and 10 other terrorists in Somalia, says US

A United States military operation has killed a senior ISIS official along with 10 terrorists in a remote area of northern Somalia, with Joe Biden having given the go-ahead for the mission, said the US

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Australian soldier removed from secretive anti-terror program over sexual harassment allegations

An Australian Special Forces soldier is removed from a secretive multinational operation tracking foreign jihadists after multiple allegations of sexual harassment from other members in the program.

Daily Mirror

SAS: Who Dares Wins in terrifying medical emergency as recruit yells for ambulance

The 20 new SAS: Who Dares Wins contestants are already being put to the brutal test of the punishing jungle phase of SAS selection in Vietnam

The Independent UK

Ex-SEAL dies in Ukraine; 6th known American killed in war

A former member of the U.S. special forces was killed Wednesday in Ukraine

Evening Standard

SAS: Who Dares Wins 2023 release date and new recruits revealed

Prepare to witness ‘Jungle Hell’ and a new chief instructor when the popular Channel 4 series returns

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NSW Pacific Highway crash victim saved by off-duty special forces soldiers

Fire rescue crews cut the roof off the vehicle in order to extricate the woman before she was treated at the scene and flown to Newcastle's John Hunter Hospital in a stable condition.

Daily Mirror

Britney Spears' sister Jamie Lynn breaks down after quitting 'world's toughest' TV show

Jamie Lynn Spears broke down in tears after quitting Special Forces: World's Toughest Test, lasting just two days on the hit-Fox reality TV programme

Daily Mirror

SAS: Who Dares Wins is back with 'Jungle Hell' as 20 new recruits land in Vietnam

SAS: Who Dares Wins is coming back with a brand new series of 20 recruits at the end of January set in the Vietnam jungle, titled Jungle Hell

The Independent UK

Stunning accusations of sex trafficking and drug abuse by US troops at Fort Bragg

Episode is latest black mark for US special forces amid efforts to change culture

Reuters

Bosnian Serbs celebrate holiday banned by court

Bosnian Serbs celebrated their autonomous republic's statehood day on Monday with a parade of armed police, special forces and armoured vehicles in a town adjoining Sarajevo, despite the holiday being banned and legal complaints by Muslim Bosniaks.

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Veterans groups plead Afghan soldier’s asylum case in letter to Biden

After surviving the fallout from a war in his home country and a global trek, Abdul Wasi Safi was arrested at the Texas-Mexico border on a misdemeanor charge, delaying his chance for asylum.

Bangkok Post

All 33 hostage takers killed in Pakistan siege

All 33 suspected militant prisoners who took hostages after seizing control of a Pakistan police station were killed in a clearance operation on Tuesday in which two special forces troops also died, the defence minister said.

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