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Photo of United Kingdom Special Forces (UKSF), likely to be either SAS (Task Force Black / Knight) or support troops from 1 PARA SFSG (Task Force Maroon). riding on the side benches of a US MH-6j 'Little Bird' helicopter during operations in Iraq.

The Increment: The UK’s most clandestine special operations unit

One of the most clandestine of all British special operations units is E Squadron. It’s a s...

Military Apr 06

Photo by Senior Airman Christopher Reel/ Released

Breaking down the British elite forces: Honorable mentions

Note: This is the fifth and final part of a multi-part series exploring elite components within t...

Military Apr 06

Breaking down the British elite forces: The Pathfinder Platoon

Note: This is part four of a multi-part series exploring elite components within the conventional...

Military Apr 02

Breaking down the British elite forces: The Parachute Regiment (Paras)

Note: This is part three of a multi-part series exploring elite components within the conventiona...

Military Apr 01

Breaking down the British elite forces: 4/73 (Sphinx) Special Observation Post Battery Royal Artillery

The 4/73 (Sphinx) Special Observation Post Battery Royal Artillery frequently deploys surveillanc...

Expert Analysis Mar 30

5 members of the UK’s Special Boat Service wounded fighting Britain’s secret war in Yemen

At least five British servicemen from the Special Boat Service (SBS), an elite naval counterterro...

News + Intel Mar 28

Breaking down the British elite forces: 148 (Meiktila) Battery Royal Artillery

Note: This is part two of a multi-part series exploring elite components within the conventional ...

Military Mar 25

Breaking down the British elite forces: The Royal Marine Commandos (RM)

In a recent series we examined the United Kingdom Special Forces (UKSF) spectrum. In this series ...

Military Mar 24

UK Special Forces breakdown: The Special Air Service (SAS)

Note: This is part five of a multi-part series exploring the various units within the U.K. Specia...

Military Mar 21

U.S. Marines with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines (2/8), Afghan Territorial Force 444 (ATF-444) and British soldiers exit a CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 (HMH-462) at Camp Bastion, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Aug. 31, 2013. HMH-462 transported 2/8, ATF-444 and British soldiers during a joint interdiction operation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Gabriela Garcia/Released)

UK Special Forces breakdown: The Special Forces Support Group (SFSG)

Note: This is part four of a multi-part series exploring the various units within the U.K. Specia...

Military Mar 19

Special Boat Service (SBS) operators in Inflatable Raiding Craft (IRC). Photo from Zatoichi1564/Wikimedia Commons.

UK Special Forces breakdown: The Special Boat Service (SBS)

Note: This is part three of a multi-part series exploring the various units within the U.K. Speci...

Military Mar 18

UK Special Forces breakdown: The Special Reconnaissance Regiment (SRR)

Note: This is part two of a multi-part series exploring the various units within the U.K. Special...

Military Mar 16

UK Special Forces breakdown: 18 (UKSF) Signals Regiment

This is the first part of a multi-part series exploring the various units within the U.K. Special...

Military History Mar 14

Operation Sickle and Hammer: Ukraine prepares to take back Donbass from Russia

Fears continue to mount in eastern Ukraine as the country nears all-out war with Russia. Reports ...

Foreign Policy Mar 10

The art of plausible deniability: Russian mercenaries supporting Libyan National Army

Recent reports have indicated the Russian private military firm Wagner Group has reinforced Khali...

Foreign Policy Mar 09

Did the Islamic State just kill one of its own leaders?

The Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) has replaced its commander and chief, Abu Musab a...

Expert Analysis Mar 07

Analysis: Booby-trapped corpse in Mali kills 17, injures others

The booby-trapped body of a man captured and killed by jihadists last week exploded when relative...

Expert Analysis Mar 05

European Union training center attacked in Mali, responsible terror group may still be losing ground

The Koulikoro Training Center (KTC), part of the European Union Training Mission (EUTM) in Mali, ...

Expert Analysis Mar 03

Founder of Islamic terror group Ansar al-Sharia in Tunisia killed in northern Mali

Abu Iyadh al-Tunisi, a senior al-Qaeda member and the architect of the Islamist group Ansar al-Sh...

Expert Analysis Mar 03

What does the re-election of president Muhammadu Buhari mean for issue of Nigerian terrorism and security?

Current Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari was re-elected last week. “Buhari, of the ruling Al...

News + Intel Mar 03

Breaking: French forces suffer a loss in Mali, terror group leader still alive in spite of claims that he was dead!

Amadou Koufa, the senior member of the Jama’a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM), is alive�...

Expert Analysis Mar 01

European Union Training Mission in Mali attacked by unknown gunmen and suicide vehicles

The European Union Training Mission (EUTM) in Mali has come under assault, attacked by gunmen and...

Expert Analysis Feb 27

United States Africa Command airstrikes decimate 32 al-Shabaab terrorist fighters in Somalia

On February 24th, United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) carried out airstrikes near Beledweyne, ...

Expert Analysis Feb 27

Ukrainian President Poroshenko addresses United Nations, suggests possible solution to Ukrainian conflict with Russia

On the February 20, 2019, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko addressed the U.N. General Assembl...

News + Intel Feb 25

Another victory for Libyan National Army in the face of war crime accusations (warning: graphic content)

Derna, Libya, a city infamous for having sent Islamist fighters to Syria and Afghanistan and desc...

News + Intel Feb 24

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The Increment: The UK’s most clandestine special operations unit

Breaking down the British elite forces: Honorable mentions

Breaking down the British elite forces: The Pathfinder Platoon

Breaking down the British elite forces: The Parachute Regiment (Paras)

Breaking down the British elite forces: 4/73 (Sphinx) Special Observation Post Battery Royal Artillery

5 members of the UK’s Special Boat Service wounded fighting Britain’s secret war in Yemen

Breaking down the British elite forces: 148 (Meiktila) Battery Royal Artillery

Breaking down the British elite forces: The Royal Marine Commandos (RM)

UK Special Forces breakdown: The Special Air Service (SAS)

UK Special Forces breakdown: The Special Forces Support Group (SFSG)

UK Special Forces breakdown: The Special Boat Service (SBS)

UK Special Forces breakdown: The Special Reconnaissance Regiment (SRR)

UK Special Forces breakdown: 18 (UKSF) Signals Regiment

Operation Sickle and Hammer: Ukraine prepares to take back Donbass from Russia

The art of plausible deniability: Russian mercenaries supporting Libyan National Army

Did the Islamic State just kill one of its own leaders?

Analysis: Booby-trapped corpse in Mali kills 17, injures others

European Union training center attacked in Mali, responsible terror group may still be losing ground

Founder of Islamic terror group Ansar al-Sharia in Tunisia killed in northern Mali

What does the re-election of president Muhammadu Buhari mean for issue of Nigerian terrorism and security?

Breaking: French forces suffer a loss in Mali, terror group leader still alive in spite of claims that he was dead!

European Union Training Mission in Mali attacked by unknown gunmen and suicide vehicles

United States Africa Command airstrikes decimate 32 al-Shabaab terrorist fighters in Somalia

Ukrainian President Poroshenko addresses United Nations, suggests possible solution to Ukrainian conflict with Russia

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The Increment: The UK’s most clandestine special operations unit

Breaking down the British elite forces: Honorable mentions

Breaking down the British elite forces: The Pathfinder Platoon

Breaking down the British elite forces: The Parachute Regiment (Paras)

Breaking down the British elite forces: 4/73 (Sphinx) Special Observation Post Battery Royal Artillery

5 members of the UK’s Special Boat Service wounded fighting Britain’s secret war in Yemen

Breaking down the British elite forces: 148 (Meiktila) Battery Royal Artillery

Breaking down the British elite forces: The Royal Marine Commandos (RM)

UK Special Forces breakdown: The Special Air Service (SAS)

UK Special Forces breakdown: The Special Forces Support Group (SFSG)

UK Special Forces breakdown: The Special Boat Service (SBS)

UK Special Forces breakdown: The Special Reconnaissance Regiment (SRR)

UK Special Forces breakdown: 18 (UKSF) Signals Regiment

Operation Sickle and Hammer: Ukraine prepares to take back Donbass from Russia

The art of plausible deniability: Russian mercenaries supporting Libyan National Army

Did the Islamic State just kill one of its own leaders?

Analysis: Booby-trapped corpse in Mali kills 17, injures others

European Union training center attacked in Mali, responsible terror group may still be losing ground

Founder of Islamic terror group Ansar al-Sharia in Tunisia killed in northern Mali

What does the re-election of president Muhammadu Buhari mean for issue of Nigerian terrorism and security?

Breaking: French forces suffer a loss in Mali, terror group leader still alive in spite of claims that he was dead!

European Union Training Mission in Mali attacked by unknown gunmen and suicide vehicles

United States Africa Command airstrikes decimate 32 al-Shabaab terrorist fighters in Somalia

Ukrainian President Poroshenko addresses United Nations, suggests possible solution to Ukrainian conflict with Russia

Another victory for Libyan National Army in the face of war crime accusations (warning: graphic content)

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