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Special Air Service regiment of the British Army (SAS)
The Special Air Service or SAS is a regiment of the British Army constituted on 31 May 1950. It is part of the United Kingdom Special Forces (UKSF) and has served as a model for the special forces of many other countries all over the world. Special forces, or special operations forces, are military units highly trained to perform unconventional, often high-risk missions.
The SAS together with the Special Boat Service (SBS), Special Reconnaissance Regiment (SRR), Special Forces Support Group (SFSG), 18 (UKSF) Signal Regiment and the Joint Special Forces Aviation Wing form the UKSF under the command of the Director Special Forces.
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TheXboxHub (blog)
April 2, 2018
On top of that, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare boasted a fantastic and heartfelt story that saw players switch between the roles of six classic characters, with the most notable being the iconic British Special Air Service recruit Sergeant John MacTavish – A.K.A. “Soap”. The story follows a civil war that hasÃâà...
The Sun
April 2, 2018
He also trained as a boy cub scout when he was eight and later went on to study at Eton College, where he created a mountaineering club. As an adult he joined the Territorial Army and Special Air Service (SAS), where he perfected his survival skills such as parachuting, unarmed combat and evasiveÃâà...
ABC News
April 2, 2018
The American and British soldiers killed last week in Manbij, Syria were "conducting a mission to kill or capture a known ISIS member," Pentagon spokesperson Maj. Adrian Rankine-Galloway ... Tonroe, 33, was a member of a British special forces unit, Special Air Service. In Manbij, the U.S. and its coalitionÃâà...
Ahval
April 1, 2018
The first British soldier to be killed in Syria during an undercover mission in Manbij on Thursday against the Islamic State (ISIS) might have lost his life because of a bomb planted by Turkey backed Free Syrian Army (FSA) forces according Special Air Service (SAS) sources wrote the Mail on Sunday. A U.S.Ãâà...
The Epoch Times
March 19, 2018
A Sniper with the Special Air Service (SAS) of the British army killed a man believed to be an ISIS military chief. The sniper is part of the SAS G-Squadron. He made the shot near the Syrian border, during anti-terrorism operations. He has previously served in military actions in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The Loop (blog)
March 15, 2018
In a recent article released by the Daily Express, Markle was reported to have spent two days in the Herefordshire Countryside undergoing a special security training course, conducted by the British Royal Army's world-class regiment, the Special Air Service (SAS). In particular, it was reported that Markle participated in anÃâà...
Sputnik International
March 6, 2018
Thirty years ago three unarmed IRA terrorists were gunned down by British special forces on the Rock of Gibraltar, amid great controversy. ... It later emerged the trio were unarmed and not in possession of a viable bomb when they were gunned down by commandos from the Special Air Service (SAS).
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