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Operation Neptune Spear – the Killing of Osama bin Laden
The now-famous Operation Neptune Spear was one of the greatest military operations in America’s history and in the…
Grenada 1983: Operation Urgent Fury
On October 19, 1983, Grenadian Prime Minister Maurice Bishop and a number of his top aides were executed…
Operation Flavius: An undercover SAS operation at Gibraltar in 1988
Operation Flavius was a military operation conducted by the British Special Air Service (SAS) in Gibraltar against a…
Operation Chavin de Huantar: A daring hostage rescue operation
Operation Chavin de Huantar was a military and hostage rescue operation in Lima, Peru performed by elite Peruvian…
Hijacking of Lufthansa Flight 181 and brilliant GSG 9 rescue operation
The hijacking of Lufthansa flight 181 on October 13, 1977, en route from Palma in the Balearic Islands…
Belgian paratroopers in operation DRAGON ROUGE
In 1964 during the Cold War, Belgian military started operation DRAGON ROUGE (Red Dragon) in order to rescue…
Operation NIMROD: The siege of Iranian embassy in London
Operation NIMROD was a successful hostage rescue operation executed by the British Special Air Service (SAS) on May…
Air France Flight 8969 hijacking and perfect GIGN raid
The hijacking of Air France Flight 8969 hit the headlines on Christmas Eve, 1994. Before the planned takeoff,…
Hijacking of Garuda Indonesia Flight 206
The hijacking of Garuda Indonesia Flight 206 DC-9 Woyla (PK-GNJ) was an incident occurred on March 28, 1981…
1st Battle of Mogadishu: The Day of the Rangers
The First Battle of Mogadishu also known as the Day of the Rangers (referred also as the Black…