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How special are PLA special forces?
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Hong Kong, Jan 30 (ANI): Special forces such as the American Green Berets long ago attained a kind of mythical status, and most militaries around the world now field proficient special forces. The same is true of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), the world's largest military, which boas
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Naib Subedar Sombir of Jat Regiment, five others awarded Shaurya Chakra
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 26 (ANI): Naib Subedar Sombir (Posthumous) of the Jat Regiment along with Naib Subedar Narender Singh of Parachute Regiment (Special Forces), Lt Col Jyoti Lama, 11 Gorkha Rifles; Major Konjengbam Bijendra Singh of Army Air Defence, Naik Naresh Kumar of the Jammu and Ka
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Major Nikhil Maurya, Tarun Rathee will lead Parachute Regiment at Republic
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 24 (ANI): Major Nikhil Maurya and Major Tarun Rathee will be leading the marching contingent of the Indian Army's Parachute Regiment Special forces on the Republic Day.
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Punjab: Cabinet approves appointment of mountaineer, former soldier as DSP
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Jan 9 (ANI): Punjab Cabinet on Thursday approved the appointment of mountaineer Fateh Singh Brar and former Indian Army soldier Major Sumeer Singh as DSPs in Punjab Police.
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Former Special Forces' veteran defends Army chief's statement on students
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Dec 26 (ANI) Amid reactions from political parties over Army chief General Bipin Rawat's statement on student leaders indulging in arson during protests, former Special Forces officer Major Surendra Poonia on Thursday defended the Army chief stating that he was referring t
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Afghanistan: 15 Taliban terrorists killed in Kandahar
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Dec 7 (ANI): As many as 15 Taliban terrorists were killed and two others arrested in an operation by Afghan Special Forces in the country's southern province of Kandahar, the command of special forces said on Saturday.
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Conan is a tough cookie: Trump welcomes military dog, who helped kill al-B
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Nov 26 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump welcomed Conan, the military dog who was injured during the successful US special forces raid which had lead to the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, to the White House on Monday.
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Army, Navy, Air Force Special Forces deployed jointly to hunt terrorists i
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 24 (ANI): In a major step towards enhancing jointness among the three services, the special forces of Army, Navy and Air Force have been deployed in the Kashmir valley to carry out combined counter-terrorist operations.
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Two ISIS terrorists arrested, weapons seized in E Afghanistan
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Nov 17 (Sputnik/ANI): Two key members of the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist group were arrested by the Afghan special forces during an operation in the country's east, the Afghan National Directorate of Security said on Sunday.
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Here's how dogs get trained to accompany special forces for risky operatio
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Nov 1 (ANI): It is indeed true that a dog is man's best friend! The canine is a saviour when its owner is in danger or when it accompanies a special force during a risky operation.
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Baghdadi died like a dog, died like a coward: US President
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 27 (ANI): President Donald Trump on Sunday said that Islamic State (IS) chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi "died like a dog, died like a coward" in operation conducted by the US special forces in Syrian province of Idlib.
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Afghan special forces killed 16 Taliban, ISIS terrorists in operations
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Oct 19 (ANI): The Afghan special forces have neutralised 16 Taliban and Islamic State (ISIS) terrorists in operations conducted in three provinces of Afghanistan in the past 24 hours, officials said on Saturday.
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