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UK veterans allege war crimes by British forces in Afghanistan, Iraq

Detainees were regularly executed and unarmed people killed in their sleep during night raids, according to ex-soldiers.

Al Jazeera · May 12, 2025

UK special forces veterans accuse colleagues of war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan

Former personnel describe soldiers exhibiting ‘psychopathic traits’ and executions of handcuffed prisoners

The Guardian - UK · May 12, 2025

Liberation Convoy to recreate wartime route from Norway to UK for VE Day events

Fishing boats and a merchant ship were used to smuggle special forces soldiers and secret agents from Shetland to Nazi-occupied Norway.

The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2025

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“Xenon won’t propel us to the top, but it will protect us as we climb fast” - British politician plans to summit Everest using controversial gas

Lawmaker Al Carns and three ex-special forces pals want to summit the world's tallest mountain just four days after leaving home

Advnture · Apr 12, 2025

Mexican Special Forces Capture Top Sinaloa Cartel Operative 'Leo 18,' For Whom The U.S. Was Offering $4 Million

Mexican special forces captured Leobardo Garcia Corrales, a close associate of the Sinaloa Cartel founders and for whom the U.S. offered $4 million

Latin Times · Apr 7, 2025

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un test-fires ‘new sniper rifle’ during training base visit

Kim inspected special forces training which he said bolstered ‘actual war capability for guaranteeing victory’

The Independent UK · Apr 6, 2025

Warfare review – film-makers’ message gets lost in the deafening blizzard of battle

Co-directed by Alex Garland and former soldier Ray Mendoza, this brutally accurate account of a US special forces mission gone wrong is viscerally immersive, but unaware of a point or a meaning beyond the horror

The Guardian - UK · Mar 28, 2025

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Who is Ronen Bar, the sacked chief of Israel’s Shin Bet security service?

Former special forces soldier made enemies after disagreements with far-right factions in Netanyahu government

The Guardian - UK · Mar 21, 2025

'This is bold, and we've got to succeed': inside Mission: Everest and their record-breaking ascent attempt

Minister for Veterans and People Al Carns is among the team of ex-Special Forces soldiers aiming to climb Everest in a record-breaking seven days

Evening Standard · Mar 15, 2025

MP to attempt to reach summit of Everest and return to London in seven days

Alistair Carns, with three special forces veterans, hopes to travel from London to the summit of Everest and back within one week.

Evening Standard · Mar 14, 2025

Uganda army chief says troops deployed to South Sudan's capital

Ugandan special forces have been deployed to South Sudan's capital Juba, the Ugandan army chief said Tuesday, after rising tensions threatened a fragile peace agreement between President Salva Kiir and Vice President Riek Machar.

Radio France Internationale · Mar 11, 2025

Uganda deploys special forces to South Sudan to protect the government as fears of civil war grow

Uganda has deployed an unknown number of troops to South Sudan in a bid to protect the fragile government of President Salva Kiir as a tense rivalry with his deputy threatens a return to civil war in the east African nation

The Independent UK · Mar 11, 2025

Casualty star on ex-special forces character: He raises questions on being a man

The 40-year old will debut in the series as Flynn Byron, the new clinical lead in the hospital after a tour of duty as a special forces medic.

Evening Standard · Mar 10, 2025

Russian forces ‘crept through gas pipeline’ to ambush Ukrainian troops

A pro-Kremlin blogger says special forces spent several days in the pipe before striking Ukrainian units from the rear near the town of Sudzha

The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2025

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AAP · Mar 1, 2025

Appeal looms for 'vulnerable' war crimes whistleblower

A man who leaked classified defence documents supporting allegations that war crimes were committed by Australian special forces is appealing his conviction.

Evening Standard · Feb 19, 2025

Police drama Vigil starring Suranne Jones and Rose Leslie to return to the BBC

The new series will see the pair investigate the death of a member of a covert British special forces mission at a remote Arctic research station.

The Independent UK · Feb 17, 2025

MoD in legal battle over evacuation of Afghan special forces commandos to UK

Hundreds of former Afghan soldiers are being brought to the UK as part of ongoing evacuation

Latin Times · Feb 13, 2025

U.S. Special Forces To Land In Mexico To Train Local Marines At President Sheinbaum's Request

The training will extend between mid February and the end of March

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International Business Times · Feb 6, 2025

Top South Korean Officer Says Was Asked To Help Yoon Martial Law Bid

The commander of a crack South Korean special forces unit told a court Thursday he had been asked by a superior officer how to cut electricity to parliament during last year's failed martial law order by impeached president Yook Suk Yeol.

Sports Illustrated · Jan 30, 2025

The Brock Purdy Dilemma: Debating Whether the 49ers Should Pay Their QB

San Francisco wants him back—for the right price. He wants to stay—for the right price. The difference in ‘right price’ is where the deal gets complicated.

The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2025

North Korea troops partially withdraw from frontline in Russia’s Kursk after weeks of heavy losses

A Ukrainian special forces commander says North Korean troops have moved back from the fighting for roughly a fortnight

Latin Times · Jan 22, 2025

Exclusive: Trump Deploying US Troops to Border Is Only the Beginning, Former Green Beret Warns: 'I Expect Further Actions'

Eric Brown told The Latin Times he expects further actions like "tighter cooperation with the DHS and wider use of surveillance or technology"

International Business Times · Jan 22, 2025

Colombian Forces Edge Into Guerrilla Strongholds

Colombian special forces edged into guerrilla-controlled territory near the border with Venezuela Tuesday, trying to reassert state control amid violence that has forced 20,000 people to flee their homes.

The Independent UK · Jan 11, 2025

After New Orleans and Vegas attacks by veterans, what will Trump do about extremism in the military?

Veterans aren’t more likely to hold extremist views — but they are more likely to act on them, experts tell Josh Marcus

The Independent UK · Jan 11, 2025

A former Green Beret behind a failed Venezuela raid in 2020 lashes out at CIA and FBI

A former Green Beret behind a clandestine invasion of Venezuela in 2020 to try and overthrow Nicolás Maduro says in court filings that he had authority from the highest levels of the government for the amphibious raid that ended with several combatants killed and two of his U.S. Special Forces…

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