All news on the topic: Special forces

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“Pay again or get nothing”: fraudster Volodymyr Filippov’s Iron Motors scheme leaves clients without cars and without money
The fraud case described below follows a pattern that has become all too familiar: another customer allegedly misled by promises to purchase.
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Iron Motors automotive “pyramid”: how Volodymyr Filippov has spent years extracting thousands of dollars for cars from the United States, leaving clients without vehicles and without money
The fraud story outlined below is, in many ways, a familiar one: another victim was deceived with promises to purchase and deliver a car from the United States to Ukraine.
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Army insider accused of gaming Polymarket with classified intel as regulators test crypto prediction platforms
Federal prosecutors have charged Gannon Ken Van Dyke, an active-duty U.S. Army soldier who the indictment says has served as a U.S. Army Special Forces master sergeant, with allegedly using classified information about a military operation to make more than $400,000 in prediction-market profits.
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Elite forces warn Troubles bill could expose soldiers to legal persecution
Labour MPs are being urged by Britain’s elite Special Forces veterans to rebel against the Government’s Troubles legislation, in a stark warning that it risks exposing former soldiers to “lawfare” and undermining national security.
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Hundreds of Afghan special forces allowed to stay in UK after government overturns rejected cases
Hundreds of former members of the Afghan special forces can stay in Britain after a Government review of previously rejected cases.
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From top manager’s chair to recruiter role: Russian governor Igor Artamonov urges prisoners to go to war
Russian governor personally tries to recruit inmates for war — under armed special forces presence.
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SAS veterans' fury as murder probe launched into death of Jihadist suspect
SAS veterans have blasted a decision to launch a murder probe into five soldiers over the death of a jihadist suspect in Syria, who was believed to have been wearing a suicide bomb vest
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Israeli troops train for offensive as fears of war against Hezbollah grow
The IDF is wargaming an invasion of infantry and armour to force back elite Hezbollah special forces units in south Lebanon as US vice president Kamala Harris called for a ceasefire in Gaza
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Israeli special forces dressed as doctors kill three after storming hospital
WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES Footage has shown commandos entering the Jenin Hospital in Palestine and killed three militant suspects dressed as medical employees and armed with assault rifles
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'Severe implications for UK' after Iran drone strike kills US troops
With tensions skyrocketing in the Middle East as the US military suffered their first casualties over the weekend, the Mirror today offers an explainer into the conflict
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Top NATO chief warns we need to start preparing for all-out war with Russia
In a bleak outlook, Admiral Rob Bauer, who chairs NATO's Military Committee, said governments need to be ready to mobilise citizens and it's "not a given" that there will be peace
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American driver 'flees UK' after leaving woman paralysed in crash near SAS base
Isaac Calderon, 22, is believed to have fled the country after failing to turn up at court over a dangerous driving charge that left nurse Elizabeth Donowho paralysed for six weeks
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Europe faces 'huge risk of terror attacks' over Christmas due to Israel-Gaza war
Due to the fallout from the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas, European countries could face a "huge risk" of terrorist attacks over the Christmas period
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Moment Hamas fighters return boy in wheelchair 51 days after hostage hell began
A further 11 Israeli hostages were released by Hamas as part of the ongoing truce between the militants and the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) - the truce has since been extended for another two days
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American AI pilots pint-sized surveillance drones in Ukraine for war with Russia
The use of drones in modern warfare has been brought into sharp focus in Ukraine and now the US is deploying artificial intelligence to accompany and control them
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Jamie Lynn Spears homesick and in tears as she's comforted by I'm A Celeb stars
Jamie Lynn Spears was given a pep talk on I'm A Celebrity from EastEnders actor Danielle Harold and Made in Chelsea star Sam Thompson after she became overwhelmed by homesickness
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Ukrainian President says he's survived 5 attempts on his life by Russia's Putin
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky claims he's survived several attempts on his life since the start of Vladimir Putin's invasion, and has fought back against claims the conflict is a 'forever war'
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Putin solider killed by record breaking Ukraine sniper with shot from miles away
One of Vladimir Putin's soldiers slumped to the ground after being shot by a Ukrainian sniper - who was using a 6ft multi-caliber antimaterial rifle - from a distance of almost two-and-a-half miles
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Aussie war crimes whistleblower carries out dramatic move over secret documents
David McBride exposed operations of Australia's elite special forces in Afghanistan that amounted to allegations of war crimes and could now face prison due to "dark" whistleblower laws
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Special forces scour mountains for Luis Diaz's dad as police offer search update
The search for Luis Diaz’s Dad, Luis Manuel Diaz, has been stepped up after his kidnapping alongside the Colombian’s mother over the weekend and a reward is now on offer
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Love Island star’s ruff deal with ‘SAS’
Former Love Island Star, Faye Winter, has taken on a tough SAS-inspired course to raise funds for Guide Dogs
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How a simple TikTok breathing test can detect if you have 'military-grade lungs'
Navy SEAL exercises include lying down in a pool of water after knots have been tied in their breathing regulator. It forces them to stay calm with very little oxygen while untying knots to be released
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Missile war erupts as 5,000 killed but Israeli locals vow to stay put
As the Mirror's Chris Hughes dodges shelling on the frontline at Gaza border, he meets two locals who are refusing to leave their homes - even as rockets explode overhead
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Putin 'deploys combat dolphins' near frontline to stop Ukraine taking Crimea
Russia is believed to have deployed its specially trained dolphins closer to where Ukraine's special forces landed on the peninsula - it comes amid concerns the country will try to take back Crimea
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UK's SAS heroes 'ready to deploy to Gaza to rescue 9 British hostages'
Elite SAS forces could be sent in to rescue up to 10 Brits currently held hostage in Gaza, according to military sources, with one squadron said to have been put on 'unspecified deployment plans'