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UK Elite & Special Forces News - 2011
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15.12.2011 - UK Military To Guard Olympics
A report on plans for the UK military, including Royal Marines and special forces, to provide security for the 2012 Olympics...more info : UK Military To Guard Olympics
02.12.2011 - Royal Marines Snipers Foil Pirate Attack
A Royal Marines sniper team has help foil an attack by pirates in the Indian Ocean...more info : Royal Marines Snipers Foil Pirate Attack
22.11.2011 - SAS Train In Olympic Village Mock Up
The SAS counter terrorism team is training in a mock up of the Olympic Village...more info / comments: SAS Train In Olympic Village Mock Up
03.11.2011 - SAS To Deploy To London Base For Olympics
The SAS Special Projects team will deploy to a special riverside base to protect the 2012 Olympics...more info / comments: SAS To Deploy To London Base For Olympics
30.10.2011 - Royal Marines Somalia Mission Revealed
Info on a July mission in Somalia by 539 ASRM ...more info : Royal Marines Somalia Mission Revealed
25.10.2011 - SRR Hunt Remaining Gaddafi Clan
The SRR are hunting for the remaining members of Gaddafi's clan in Libya...more info : SRR hunt Remaining Gaddafi Clan
25.10.2011 - Did The SAS Help Find Gaddafi?
A report on the role of British special forces in the capture of Gaddafi in Sirte...more info : Did the SAS Help Find Gaddafi?
21.10.2011 - Royal Marines Capture Pirate Mothership
In the third such action in recent week, Royal Marines / Royal Navy forces have captured a pirate mothership...more info : Royal Marines Capture Pirate Mothership
17.10.2011 - SAS Retry Criteria To Change?
SAS officers mull allowing candidates to have a third attempt at passing SAS selection ...more info : SAS Retry Criteria To Change?
17.10.2011 - 42 Commando - The Battle of Compound 62
Report, including video footage, of an intense firefight between Lima Company, 42 Commando and the Taliban...more info : 42 Commando - The Battle of Compound 62
17.10.2011 - Training commandos in US desert
BBC video report on 40 Commando Royal Marines training in the US desert for a future Afghanistan delpoyment...more info : Training commandos in US desert (BBC News)
17.10.2011 - Royal Marines Raid Pirate Ship
Royal Marines from HMS Somerset have raided a pirate 'mothership' and rescued a number of hostages...more info / comments : Royal Marines Raid Pirate Ship
11.10.2011 - 'British Special Forces' Storm Hijacked Ship
'British special forces' have stormed a merchant vessel held by Somali pirates...more info / comments : British Special Forces Storm Ship
23.09.2011 - World War 2 SAS Diary Reveals Secret History
A secret war diary detailing the fledgling Special Air Service Regiment's activities in World War 2 has been published in honour of the 70th anniversary of the regiment's inception...more info : BBC News | The Mirror | The Telegraph
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13.09.2011 - UKSF Join Hunt For Brit Kidnap Victim
British special forces have been deployed on the hunt for a British woman kidnapped in Kenya...more info / comments : UKSF Hunt Brit Kidnap Victim
31.08.2011 - SAS Hunt WPC Fletcher Killers
The Sun reveals that an SAS/MI6 team is in Libya, going after those involved in the shooting of WPC Yvonne Fletcher in London, 1984...more info / comments : SAS Hunt WPC Fletcher Killers
28.08.2011 - Famed SAS Hero Dies
the BBC reports on the sad death of renowned ex-SAS soldier John McAleese...more info : Iran embassy SAS commander John McAleese dies
(BBC News)
28.08.2011 - British Special Forces & The Fall Of Tripoli
A look at the role of UKSF in the fall of the Libyan capital...more info / comments: UKSF and the fall of tripoli
26.08.2011 - SRR Join The Hunt For Gaddafi
Reports are surfacing that the Special Reconnaissance Regiment (SRR) have joined the hunt for Colonel Gaddafi...more info / comments: SRR Joins Hunt For Gaddafi
25.08.2011 - 22 SAS Hunt Gaddafi
Troops from 22 SAS are reportedly leading the hunt for Colonel Gaddafi...more info / comments: SAS Hunt Gaddafi
24.08.2011 - British special Forces In Libya
A look at various reports of UKSF involvement in the Libyan rebellion...more info / comments: British special Forces In Libya
03.08.2011 - Kate Middleton Undergoes 'SAS Training'
The Duchess of Cambridge has undergone SAS-style VIP kidnap protection training...more info / comments: Kate Middleton - 'SAS Training'
27.07.2011 - HMS Sutherland Royal Marines Begin Boarding Ops Off Libya
Royal Marines and sailors embarked aboard HMS Sutherland have began boarding operations off the Libyan coast...more info / comments: HMS Sutherland Royal Marines Boarding Operations Begin
26.07.2011 - SAS Mission Captures Suspected British Terrorists In Afghanistan
A British special forces raid has captured a British couple suspected of planning terror attacks in the UK...more info / comments: SAS Raid Captures British Couple
26.07.2011 - SAS-Trained Afghan Commandos Kill 50 Rebels
Afghan special forces, trained by the SAS, have carried out a highly successful operation...more info / comments: SAS-Trained Afghan Commandos Kill 50 Rebels
25.07.2011 - SBS To Protect Olympic Sailing Events
The Special Boat Service are practising for various scenarios in order to protect upcoming Olympic sailing events...more info / comments: SBS To Protect Olympic Sailing Events
25.07.2011 - SFSG Base To Expand
The base that is home to the Special Forces Support Group is to be expanded into a 'centre of excellence' for special forces...more info / comments: SFSG Base To Expand
24.07.2011 - UKSF Ends Unilateral Operations In Afghanistan
All UKSF ops in Afghanistan will now include an Afghani SOF element, according to a BBC report...more info / comments: UKSF Ends Unilateral Operations In Afghanistnan
18.07.2011 - Video - Royal Marines - HMS Albion
The Guardian has published a video featuring Royal Marines on HMS Albion...more info / comments: Video - Royal Marines on HMS Albion
11.07.2011 - SBS Carry Out Somali Operations
The SBS have carried out a series of surveillance operations against pirate ports in Somalia...more info / comments: SBS Carry Out Somalia Operations
21.06.2011 - SAS To Come Home To Guard The Olympics
22 SAS will pull out of Afghanistan and return to the UK and help protect the 2012 Olympic Games...more info / comments: SAS To Come Home To Guard The Olympics
07.06.2011 - Royal Marines On Yemen Standby
A company of Marines from 40 Commando are on standby off the coast of Yemen...more info / comments: Royal Marines On Yemen Standby
01.06.2011 - UKSF Spotted In Libya?
News footage has surfaced that may show British Special Forces on the ground in Libya...more info / comments: UKSF Spotted In Libya?
25.05.2011 - Inquest For SBS Hero
The inquest into the killing in action of a member of the Special Boat Service has been heard...more info / comments: Inquest For SBS Hero
11.05.2011 - SAS In Olympic Village CT Exercise
The SAS and CO19 have carried out a live fire CT exercise at the Olympic Village in London...more info / comments: SAS In Olympic CT Exercise
09.05.2011 - SBS Officers Help With Bin Laden Raid
A report on the involvement of 2 SBS officers in the SEAL Team 6 raid on Osama Bin Laden's compound in Pakistan...more info / comments: SBS Help Plan Bin Laden Op
27.04.2011 - UKSF On Alert For Royal Wedding
A roundup of various press reports of UK Special Forces involvement in securing the upcoming Royal Wedding...more info / comments: UKSF Help Guard Royal Wedding
25.04.2011 - SAS Recruitment Crisis
A leaked letter from an Army Brigadier reveals a looming crisis in SAS recruitment...more info / comments: SAS Recruitment Crisis
21.04.2011 - SRR Track Irish Dissidents In London
Real IRA terrorists operating in London have been tracked by The Special Reconnaissance Regiment (SRR) it has been revealed...more info / comments: SRR Track real IRA In London
10.04.2011 - SRR Track PC Murder Suspect
The Special Reconnaissance Regiment (SRR) helped track the man arrested for the murder of a Northern Ireland Policeman...more info / comments: SRR Track Suspect
09.04.2011 - Special Forces Officers Arrested Over Leaks
2 Special Forces Officers have been arrested over an alledged attempt to leak classified information to a broadcaster...more info / comments: UKSF Officers Arrested Over Leaks
25.03.2011 - 3 PARA To Serve As UK Rapid reaction Force
3 PARA is to be removed from Afghanistan deployment rotation to ensure that 16 Air Assault Brigade can maintain a rapid reaction capability...more info / comments: 3 PARA To Serve As UK Rapid reaction Force
19.03.2011 - UKSF On The Ground In Libya?
Various outlets are reporting that SAS and SBS units are operating inside Libya...more info / comments : British Special Forces In Libya
13.03.2011 - Captured UKSF Team Were Carrying £4M Spy Kit
The UKSF / MI6 team captured in Libya were carrying classified communications gear...more info / comments: Captured UKSF Team Were Carrying £4M Spy Kit
09.03.2011 - Special Forces Sieze Iranian Arms Shipment
It has come to light that that British special sorces intercepted an shipment of arms from Iran to the Taliban in Nimruz province, Afghanistan, earlier this year.more info:
08.03.2011 - SAS Anger at Media Blame For Botched SBS Mission
The SAS is reportedly furious at taking the blame in the media for the recent botched mission in Libya that ended in a UKSF/MI6 team being captured by rebels when infact it was a Special Boat Service (SBS) / MI6 operation.more info:
- this is london
(reports on the SAS's anger at taking the blame) - the independent
(identifies the team as SBS)
06.03.2011 - UKSF Team Freed By Libyan rebels
The British special forces unit that was being held by Libyan rebels have now been freed and have left the country on HMS Cumberland...more info / comments: UKSF Team Freed By Libyan rebels
06.03.2011 - UK Special ForcesTeam Arrested In Libya
A British special forces / MI6 team has reportedly been arrested in Libya by the rebels they were sent to assist...more info / comments: UK Special ForcesTeam Arrested In Libya
27.02.2011 - 2nd UKSF Rescue Operation In Libya
British special forces have carried out a 2nd wave of rescue missions in Libya...more info / comments: 2nd UKSF Rescue Operation In Libya
26.02.2011 - UK Special Forces Evacuate British Workers From Libya
British special forces (SBS / RAF) have evacuated British oil workers from Libya...more info / comments: UK Special Forces Evacuate British Workers From Libya
24.02.2011 - UK Special Forces On Standby For Libya Rescue Op
British special forces are reportedly on standby to rescue Britons from Libya...more info / comments: UK Special Forces On Standby For Libya Rescue Op
15.02.2011 - Royal Marines Rescue Hostages
Royal Marines have stormed a pirate ship and rescued a number of hostages... more info / comments: Royal Marines Rescue Hostages18.01.2011 - Inquest Into UKSF Selection Death
An Inquest is underway into the tragic death of a Royal Marine signaller during Special Forces selection on the Brecon Beacons in 2008.more info : daily mail
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